The Jakarta Metro Police arrested a driver for rideshare app Gojek accused of raping his passenger final week. To the police, the driver stated he had to rape the sufferer to save her life.
On Dec. 16, a nurse who was heading residence after finishing her shift at a South Jakarta clinic hailed a GoCar trip. Her driver, recognized by his preliminary H, took her to Bogor, the place the alleged rape occurred.
The nurse’s workplace tweeted in regards to the incident the next day to push Gojek and the authorities to act. Gojek has since terminated their partnership with the driver, and the Jakarta Metro Police arrested him on Sunday, earlier than handing the case over to the Bogor City Police because the crime came about within the latter’s jurisdiction.
H has confessed to raping the nurse to the police, however cited a supernatural purpose for committing the heinous crime.
“[He said] the victim was being bothered by a genie and she had to be exorcised [by being raped]. If not, the victim would have died a slow death,” Bogor City Police’s Crime Investigation Unit Chief Commissioner Dhoni Erwanto stated in an announcement right this moment.
Prior to the genie declare, H beforehand claimed that he had obtained consent from the nurse.
The police have but to formally announce prices towards H.
Following the incident, Gojek urged passengers to make the most of their app’s panic button in occasions of emergency.