Woman Suing Lyft Claims Driver Followed Her Into Home & Raped Her, Resulting In Pregnancy
12.01.2024 - 20:13
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A Florida woman has filed a lawsuit against ride share company Lyft after horrifying allegations.
In a legal complaint filed on Tuesday and obtained by People, Tabatha Means said after a night out drinking, she ordered a ride through the app so she could safely get home. Unfortunately, this responsible step would end in a nightmare as she claims on April 28, 2019, her Lyft driver made inappropriate comments about her during the ride and then eventually followed her into her home and “repeatedly” raped her and forced her to engage in oral sex. The sexual assault resulted in pregnancy. A difficult one at that, with the mother allegedly suffering three hemorrhages and eventually giving birth prematurely through C-section at only 33 weeks. The baby boy ended up having to stay in the NICU for a month due to the difficult birth. So, so sad!
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The complaint went on to state Means already got a DNA test — and the baby is for sure the Lyft driver’s son:
The lawsuit lists 10 charges and is seeking an unspecified amount of damages. The victim is also demanding a jury trial — and as it seems from Lyft’s response to the allegations, they aren’t very eager to take this to court! In a statement to the outlet, the company accused Means of articulating the specific ride share OUTSIDE of their app:
Continuing, they also said there was never a police report filed:
Meanwhile, the alleged victim’s attorney Rachel Abrams argued to the outlet that the company’s response is total BS:
She also said in a press release that Means was in a “vulnerable state” after the alleged attack — as anyone would be! She said because of
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