Uber Rape Accusers to Firm's Board: Free Us From Arbitration
- 14 women alleging misconduct by Uber drivers sign open letter
- Ride-hailing firm argues passengers waived their right to sue
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Fourteen women who claim their Uber drivers sexually assaulted or harassed them wrote to the startup’s board Thursday to insist that their class-action lawsuit be allowed to go forward in open court.
The women recount being assaulted, groped and raped by their drivers in the letter. One said her driver "pulled out his penis and masturbated during the ride," while another recalled waking up in the back seat of the vehicle as the driver was "engaging in oral sex on me without my consent."