A rideshare vehicle driver in Washington state lags bars after allegations that he sexually attacked a 16-year-old women traveler throughout an adventure in February.
The Bellevue Police Department claimed Martin Njoki, 43, was billed with false imprisonment and indecent freedoms on April 14 adhering to an event with an adolescent woman in the morning hours ofFeb 17.
A trip was asked for with Lyft by the teen’s partner for her to return home after she snuck bent on see him at his residence in SeaTac, which has to do with 20 miles from Bellevue, according to cops files acquired by the Idaho Statesman.
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A Lyft vehicle driver in Washington state lags bars after he apparently sexually attacked a 16-year-old traveler throughout a morning adventure onFeb 17, according to Bellevue cops. (Getty Images)
When Njoki showed up to select her up, she tried to being in the front traveler seat, however there were products in the method, so she mosted likely to being in the back. He apparently relocated the products and informed her to being in the front.
The woman informed cops that she and Njoki chatted for virtually the whole drive, however the discussion altered when they obtained closer to her home. Njoki apparently informed her he liked her and asked if she would certainly “kiss and tell” and afterwards asked if he might kiss her.
Police claimed she informed him she had a guy, to which he apparently claimed “but you don’t kiss and tell,” The Statesman reported. He is after that implicated of compeling her to touch his crotch and searching her when she attempted to leave.
The teen had the ability to leave the auto and called her partner, that reported the attack to cops at 4:39 a.m., the division claimed.
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Bellevue cops claimed Martin Njoki possibly had various other sufferers and have actually inquired to find onward, including that he drove a Mitsubishi with certificate plate number CBM2456. (Jakub Porzycki/ NurPhoto through Getty Images)
Njoki’s account with Lyft was put on hold “due to allegations relating to touching a passenger in a sexual manner without consent,” The Statesman reported. Court files acquired by the electrical outlet claimed he emailed Lyft and informed the business he really did not touch the teenager however she had actually obtained “annoyed with me because I didn’t let them sit upfront.”
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Bellevue cops have actually asked any type of various other sufferers of his to find onward, including that he drove a Mitsubishi with the certificate plate number CBM2456.
“Sexual assault incidents while using ridesharing services are rare, but the crime does happen – including in cities like Bellevue,” the division claimed on social media sites.
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King County Jail documents reveal Njoki stays captive with bond evaluated $150,000.
He remains in the united state on a job visa, and has an expecting better half and 5 youngsters back home in Kenya, according to The Statesman.
