East Hartford police have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a passenger in his Uber over the weekend.
Police responded to the Margaritas parking lot on Roberts Street around 5 a.m. on Saturday.
A woman told police that her Uber driver sexually assaulted her.
Police found 38-year-old Isaac Boafo's car in a commuter lot in Manchester, and he has since been arrested.
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Boafo faces charges including first-degree sexual assault and disorderly conduct. The incident remains under investigation.
A spokesperson for Uber issued the following statement:
“We are appalled by the details of this incident and take such reports extremely seriously. We removed the driver’s access to the platform as soon as we were made aware, and we’ll support law enforcement as they continue their investigation.”
