An Uber driver has been charged with raping a Baltimore woman in the back seat of his car.
Police charged 31-year-old Joshua Robinson with rape and assault on Friday after he reportedly raped a 25-year-old woman the night of June 1. According to investigators, someone ordered an Uber to pick the woman up to be taken home at around 10:30 p.m. When the victim didn’t make it home on time, her father panicked and used a phone app to find her location. Officials said she was found in the area of Jenifer Road and W. Timonium Road.
When the woman’s father arrived at the location, he saw a car parked and walked up to it. When the father opened the car door, he found his daughter lying in the back seat of the vehicle appearing “visibly upset.” Robinson was also in the back seat. The father and Robinson then got into an argument in which Robinson punched the man in his face and got into his driver’s seat after throwing the victim’s purse out of the car. Robinson then fled the scene.
#JoshuaJamaalRobinson of Owings Mills was arrested on Thursday and charged with second-degree rape, third-degree sex offense, fourth-degree sex offense and two counts of second-degree assault. He is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Department of Corrections.
Officials from Uber released a statement, saying in part: “What’s been reported is appalling beyond words. We removed the driver from the app as soon as this was reported to us. We will work with police on their investigation.”
