Uber driver in Brazil accused of rape

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.

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.