Justice keeps prisoner suspected of raping passenger during race in Londrina A 19-year-old girl was locked in the car and raped by a driver, during an app race in Londrina, in the North of Paraná, according to the Military Police (PM-PR). The suspect was identified as Maykon de Camargo Pereira, aged 42, and arrested in the act. The police report was registered on Saturday (18), the same day that Maykon was located and arrested. He underwent a custody hearing and had his arrest converted to preventative arrest. The suspect did not have a defense in the case until the last update of this report. ? Follow g1 Londrina and region on WhatsApp According to the record, the woman requested a ride via app to travel between a friend's house and her own house. She reported that, on the way, the car had some breakdowns and the driver asked to stop at a gas station. Afterwards, the man would have praised her and said that "it was a shame" that the race would end. Maykon de Camargo Pereira is 42 years old and was arrested red-handed. Reproduction In testimony, the victim of the crime also said that the man finished the race on the app, but did not stop the car when they arrived at her house. He parked on another street in the neighborhood, where the rape took place. The woman only managed to leave after he returned to the residence address and unlocked the car. "I told him to stop, I said I didn't want to. Until there came a moment [when] I got really scared and I stopped. All I could think about was, like, trying not to make the situation worse," the young woman said in her statement. History of violence Maykon was found by military police on the same day of registration. He was in the central area of ??the city, in the same car. According to the PM, he denied the accusations and said that the relationship had been consensual. Afterwards, in testimony, he remained silent. RPC, a TV Globo affiliate in Paraná, found that the man has four recent cases of gender-based violence against women. All are under judicial secrecy. Read also: Innocent people shot, teenage suspect and crime motivated by revenge: Understand details of shooting attack in PR 'She's a sweetheart': Young man who broke a tooth at a club in PR was attended to by a dentist friend in the early hours of the morning Remember the case: Body is found in a river, and police confirm it is that of a 70-year-old woman who went out to buy property in Paraná Company spoke out In a note sent to the PRC, Uber said it considered "any type of sexual misconduct" unacceptable. It also stated that it provides a psychological support channel for women. The RPC questioned whether the company did not have access to the man's criminal history before admitting him to the platform, but there was no response until the last update of this report. Read the note in full: "Uber informs that it is investigating the case and considers any type of sexual misconduct unacceptable. The platform defends that women have the right to come and go however they want and have the right to do so in a safe environment. The company believes in the importance of combating, curbing and reporting cases of this nature and encourages women to report any incident both through the app and to the competent authorities. All trips on the platform are covered by insurance and, in partnership with MeToo Brasil, Uber has a psychological support channel for initial support at this delicate time. Both will be made available to the user. The company also makes itself available to the authorities to collaborate with investigations, in accordance with the law." Most watched videos on g1 Paraná: Read more news on g1 Paraná.
App driver is arrested in Paraná after passenger reports that he locked her in a car and raped her while running home
Justice keeps prisoner suspected of raping passenger during race in Londrina A 19-year-old girl was locked in the car and raped by a driver, during an app race in Londrina, in the North of Paraná, according to the...
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