Another Massachusetts rideshare driver arrested after Indecent Assault and Battery charge

A Massachusetts rideshare driver has been arrested on a disturbing charge.

According to Boston Police, on Wednesday, April 14 a victim entered District 14 in Brighton to report that she was indecently assaulted by a rideshare driver. Detectives from the Sexual Assault Unit conducted an investigation and were able to identify the driver and obtain a warrant for him.

The rideshare driver, Sonpreet Singh 25, of Somerville surrendered himself at District 14 on Sunday, April 18, 2021 where he was arrested for a straight warrant for Indecent Assault and Battery on a person over 14. Singh will be arraigned in Brighton District Court.

Earlier this month, a man was arraigned on charges that he raped a 9th woman in Massachusetts posing as a rideshare driver.

According to the Boston Herald, In 2016, 2018, and 2019, rideshare drivers were accused of sexually assaulting female passengers in the Boston area.