Long Island teen raped in NYC after Uber driver failed to check ID, family claims

The family of a 16-year-old Long Island girl who was allegedly raped in NYC by a man she met on Snapchat is holding Uber partly responsible for their daughter’s nightmare. The Orthodox Jewish victim was taken without question to Brooklyn, where she met up with a man she met on Snapchat who sexually assaulted her in his car, and filmed it, her family claimed in a lawsuit against the ride-share company. “As a result of this assault, my daughter was caused severe physical and emotional harm,” her mother said in court papers. The family claims an Uber driver violated company policy by failing to stop a 16-year-old from using the service — ultimately resulting in her alleged rape, court records showed. terovesalainen – stock.adobe.com The nightmare began March 10, when the teen left her “tight-knit” upper middle class home in Nassau County and got into an Uber allegedly ordered for her by the attacker, according to court papers. The girl’s night should have ended right then, her family contended. Uber bars strangers from calling for rides for passengers under 18, and youngsters are not supposed to ride alone, unless they have a specific account intended for teenagers, according to the
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