Rio De Janeiro: An Uber driver in Brazil has been arrested on suspicion of raping a girl at gunpoint, police said on Thursday.
The assault is alleged to have occurred on June 7 in a rough neighborhood of Rio after the adolescent got into the car to go to another area of the city, as requested by her mother.
Along the way the driver took a detour, drove into deserted street and raped the girl at gunpoint, police said in statement.
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The girl and her mother later reported the driver. The 43-year-old man was arrested Wednesday at a gas station.
Uber said in a statement it does not tolerate such behavior and that the driver was removed from the app as soon as the complaint was filed.
