Penn State professor faces kidnapping charges

Monday, May 13, 2019
A Penn State professor who also drives for Uber is facing kidnapping charges.

Two women told police Richard Lomotey picked them up in the rideshare early Saturday morning.
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They said that he commented on their looks and then pulled over and tried to lock them in the car.

The women were able to escape and call the police.
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Lomotey taught at Penn State's Beaver campus in Western Pennsylvania.

The school revoked his access.
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