Prosecutors said on February 10, 2018, 26-year-old Ahmed Elgaafary of Lansdale, Montgomery County picked up the victim from the Valley Forge Casino.
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They said Elgaafary, an Egyptian national, then sexually assaulted the intoxicated victim during the 55-minute drive home to Charlestown.
Uber driver from Lansdale charged with raping passenger
After the charges were filed last year, Uber issued the following statement:
"What's been reported is appalling. Our thoughts are with the rider and her family during this time. This driver has been permanently removed from the app."
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The conviction came after a weeklong trial.
"In the investigation, he first claimed no sex took place, then switched to a consent defense when the DNA from the rape kit came back to him," Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan wrote in a Facebook post.
Hogan said Elgaafary will be sentenced at a later date and then deported to Egypt.