Uber driver charged with kidnapping female passenger in Canada
by Ashifa Kassam in Toronto from Technology | The Guardian on (#2QGNM)
18-year-old woman in Toronto claims driver refused to allow her to leave the car and attempted to take her to a private location
Toronto police have charged an Uber driver with kidnapping and forcible confinement after a passenger alleged that he refused to allow her leave the car and instead attempted to take her to a private location.
Police responded to the call on Sunday afternoon. The 18-year-old passenger claimed the driver had initially attempted to engage her in inappropriate conversation and had made "unwanted advances", police said in a news release.
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