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A passenger who took an Uber from Oakland to Moraga was sexually battered by her driver near the end of the ride, police said Tuesday.
San Francisco resident Leonid Beker, 42, was arrested in San Francisco on Thursday, according to the Moraga Police Department. He was booked into the Contra Costa County jail in Martinez on suspicion of felony sexual battery before being released on bail later that day, said Moraga Police Chief Jon King.
“It’s an absolutely terrible thing to have a lady who is just trying to get a ride to her destination, and she’s victimized like this,” King said. “It’s absolutely terrible.”
King said investigators are looking into whether Beker victimized other woman.
A spokesman for Uber said “what the rider reported is deeply troubling,” adding that Beker had been removed from the service.
Beker is accused of stopping the car soon after he and the victim reached Moraga, police said. He climbed into the backseat, where he assaulted the woman, police said.
Police were working with the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office on filing charges against Beker, King said.
Anyone with information on the incident, or possible related incidents, can contact Moraga Police Detective Kevin Mooney at (925) 888-7056.
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