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Uber driver charged with sexually assaulting passenger

Prosecutors say a 25-year-old woman who had been arrested for DUI told investigators the driver repeatedly stopped the car and assaulted her.

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Authorities say an Uber driver has been charged with sexually assaulting a drunk woman he picked up at a Tustin police station. 

Authorities say Amir Attia of Tustin was arrested Wednesday in connection with the July 2018 assault in Orange County. 

Prosecutors say a 25-year-old woman who had been arrested for DUI told investigators the driver repeatedly stopped the car and assaulted her. 

Attia, who has a 1993 conviction for sexual battery, is charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors. 

It's unclear if he has a lawyer. Uber says it removed the driver's access to the app. 

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