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| Uber driver only stopped sexually assaulting passenger after she said she had HIV, hears court | Uber driver only stopped sexually assaulting passenger after she said she had HIV, hears court |
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| An Uber driver caught sexually assaulting a sleeping passenger only stopped after she told him she had HIV, a court heard. | An Uber driver caught sexually assaulting a sleeping passenger only stopped after she told him she had HIV, a court heard. |
| The woman woke up to find driver Suleiman Abdirizak had driven into a dead end in east London and parked his car there. | The woman woke up to find driver Suleiman Abdirizak had driven into a dead end in east London and parked his car there. |
| He then climbed into the back seat and put his penis into her mouth, prosecutor Sarah Morris told Snaresbrook Crown Court. | He then climbed into the back seat and put his penis into her mouth, prosecutor Sarah Morris told Snaresbrook Crown Court. |
| "He said, ‘I’ll only drive you if you suck my dick’," Ms Morris said. "She told him a lie, she told him she had HIV to keep him away from her." | "He said, ‘I’ll only drive you if you suck my dick’," Ms Morris said. "She told him a lie, she told him she had HIV to keep him away from her." |
| In a police interview, the victim said the driver subsequently "freaked out." | In a police interview, the victim said the driver subsequently "freaked out." |
| "He got out a squash bottle from his car and started washing his mouth and penis because he though he was contaminated," she said. "I know he was freaked out. I said ‘I’ll walk you through it, I have had it for five years, don’t worry about it’." | "He got out a squash bottle from his car and started washing his mouth and penis because he though he was contaminated," she said. "I know he was freaked out. I said ‘I’ll walk you through it, I have had it for five years, don’t worry about it’." |
| Morris had been out to dinner before the incident and called an Uber after she began to feel unwell. | Morris had been out to dinner before the incident and called an Uber after she began to feel unwell. |
| An Uber spokesperson told the Independent: “This behaviour is appalling and our thoughts are with the victim. We immediately prevented this driver from using the Uber app and supported the police with their investigation.” | An Uber spokesperson told the Independent: “This behaviour is appalling and our thoughts are with the victim. We immediately prevented this driver from using the Uber app and supported the police with their investigation.” |
| Mr Abdirizak denies the rape charge. | Mr Abdirizak denies the rape charge. |
| According to sexual violence charity Refuge, one in five women in the UK have experienced some form of sexual violence. | According to sexual violence charity Refuge, one in five women in the UK have experienced some form of sexual violence. |
| There is little to no risk of contracting HIV by receiving oral sex, health experts say. | There is little to no risk of contracting HIV by receiving oral sex, health experts say. |