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Uber driver accused of raping teen allegedly turned off app before sexually assaulting her
A jury has heard an Uber driver on trial for allegedly raping a teenager he picked up in Ipswich in 2015, had deliberately turned off his ride-share app before taking the woman to an isolated area and sexually assaulting her.
Key points:
- The man allegedly approached the woman in the street, the court hears
- The jury is told he turned off the ride-share app before turning down a “dirt road”
- He then allegedly forced the woman to have “quick and rough” sex with him
During opening submissions in the Brisbane District Court, prosecutors alleged Sakaria Taufao, 50, approached the 18-year-old in the street just after midnight when she had left a nightclub, and convinced her to let him drive her to Fortitude Valley.
Crown Prosecutor Michael Gawrych…
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