Lyft driver accused of abusing passenger

A Lyft driver is accused of sexually abusing a woman in 2023.

A Lyft driver is accused of sexually abusing a woman in 2023. (New Africa, Shutterstock)


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WEST VALLEY CITY — A driver for a ride-share service was charged Monday with sexually abusing a woman.

Khairullah Haidary, 37, of Millcreek, was charged in Utah's 3rd District Court with two counts of forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony.

On Feb. 2, 2023, a woman ordered a Lyft to go home. During the ride, however, Haidary climbed into the back seat and inappropriately touched the woman, according to charging documents.

"Due to feeling ill, (the woman) was unable to fight Haidary away," the charges state.

The Utah Bureau of Forensic Services tested DNA that was collected and linked it to Haidry, according to the charges.

Last week, two other ride-share drivers were charged in separate cases of either abusing or attempting to sexually abuse women.

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Pat Reavy interned with KSL NewsRadio in 1989 and has been a full-time journalist for either KSL NewsRadio, Deseret News or KSL.com since 1991. For the past 25 years, he has worked primarily the cops and courts beat.

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