A Worcester man has been ordered held on $10,000 bail for allegedly pretending to be a rideshare driver after which raping a buyer.
“This is a terrifying incident involving a woman who entered a vehicle with the full understanding that she was going to be delivered home in safety and a driver who took advantage of the victim and the situation,” Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden stated in a press release.
Qabel Najeeb, 29, was charged in Boston Municipal Court Monday with one depend of rape. Should he submit bail, he’s ordered to put on a GPS-tracking ankle bracelet and abide by a curfew that retains him off the streets from 10 p.m. to six a.m. He is scheduled to return to courtroom on Nov. 15.
The alleged sufferer met with Boston Police Saturday morning simply earlier than 5 on Border Street in Eastie, the place she informed them she was dropped off by a person she believed to be her Uber driver who had raped her someplace amongst tall buildings close to Storrow Drive, in response to the Suffolk DA’s workplace.
Police used surveillance cameras in areas matching her story to determine a suspect blue Toyota Corolla and its driver, who they recognized as Najeeb, who they arrested on Sunday.
The Suffolk DA’s workplace urges victims of any crime, together with home or sexual violence, to name 911 to report their crime and likewise suggests the next assets for these needing assist:
SafeLink, a home violence assist line working 24/7 all through the state and providing companies in English, Spanish and Portuguese, could be reached by calling 877-785-2020 or its TTY (teletypewriter) service for the deaf or arduous of listening to at 870-521-2601; the web site www.janedoe.org/findhelp; and The Network/La Red, which focuses on serving to these experiencing violence in a LGBTQ relationship.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”