An Uber driver has been sentenced to six years and six months in jail for the rape of a woman he had picked up as a passenger
An Uber driver has been sentenced to six years and six months in jail for the rape of a woman he had picked up as a passenger
20 July 2019
Christchurch Court News reports Moses Ravanes cried throughout his sentencing at the Christchurch District Court yesterday.
The prosecutor asked for a sentence which sent a message, saying that in our drinking culture young people rely on Uber and taxis to get home.
Judge Paul Kellar agreed with the Crown's request for a deterrent sentence.
He said young people in particular are entitled to have an expectation of being safe when they are driven home by taxi drivers.
Ravanes' lawyer says his client continues to deny the rape and says the sex was consensual.
He plans to appeal.
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