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Anillegal immigrantrideshare driver accused of sexually assaulting a teenage female passenger inMarylandhas a history of sex abuse in New York, federal authorities said.
Abdoulaye Dia, a Guinea national fromWest Africa, was charged with first-degree rape, kidnapping, second-degree assault and third-degree sex offense, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.
On Tuesday, Montgomery Countypolice officerswere called to a hospital where an underage teen girl reported a rape.She told police she was raped by an Empower rideshare driver.
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Abdoulaye Dia, an illegal immigrant from Guinea, was charged with rape after allegedly sexually assaulting an underage teen girl who was a passenger in his rideshare vehicle, authorities said.He also has previous arrests for alleged sex crimes in New York City.(Getty Images;Department of Homeland Security)
Dia took her to a parking lot inSilver Spring, where the alleged assault occurred.
Investigators identified Dia through information obtained from the rideshare app.
He was arrested Wednesday.
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According to DHS, Dia was charged with first-degree rape, kidnapping, second-degree assault and third-degree sex offense.(Alex Wong/Getty Images, File)
Furthermore, they are vetted against the same global watchlist used by Uber and Lyft, through the exact same screening provider.
“The background check, sex offender check, driving record check, social security trace, and global watchlist search on this customer were conducted on July 16, 2026, and did not reveal any incidents,” the company said about Dia.
“The Montgomery County Police Department reached out to Empower about this incident.Empower, as is our policy, asked law enforcement what Empower could do to assist their investigation and immediately provided all information requested.”
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Heentered the United States illegallythrough Arizona in December 2023 and was released by the Biden administration, DHS said.
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