A Saturday morning incident on Storrow Drive in Boston, and an investigation by Massachusetts State Police, led to the arrest of an Uber driver for a reported rape.
At about 1:15 a.m., State Police received a report that a woman had been sexually assaulted by an Uber driver on Storrow Drive near the Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston.
Police say the investigation led to the arrest of the driver, Daudah Mayanja, 37, of Waltham, on two counts of Rape. Mayanja is a Ugandan citizen.
State Police Crime Scene Services personnel and an MSP chemist collected potential evidence for forensic analysis.
The suspect, an illegal immigrant, was booked before being transferred to the Boston Barracks and held on $25,000 bail pending his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court on Monday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed a detainer on Mayanja.
“What’s been reported is horrible and something no one should ever go through,” Uber said. “We stand ready to support law enforcement with their investigation.”
The victim in this case, an adult female, was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
