The 26-year-old Miami Lift driver is accused of raping a drunk passenger who was too drunk to fight him after booking a car while vomiting outside the bar, after which he learned that the “attacker” passed the hotel and
- Lyft driver Kevin Rojas, 28, accused of sexually beating a helpless victim
- Rojas is accused of raping a drunk passenger after picking her up from a bar near Miami Beach on February 27
- The victim, who is a tourist from Texas, told police that Rojas drove past her hotel without stopping, then parked the car and raped her in the back seat.
- The woman said she had repeatedly told Rojas to stop, but she was too drunk to fight him.
A Lyft driver is accused of raping a drunk passenger after taking her to a bar in Miami Beach, which she had just left because she was vomiting.
Kevin Rojas, 28, was arrested on Tuesday on charges of sexually abusing a helpless victim, punishable by up to 40 years in prison.
He allegedly walked past his frightened wife’s hotel before attacking her, with the alleged victim explaining how she tried to fight him but was too drunk to do so.
Rojas appeared in court on Wednesday when a judge set his bail at $ 500,000 and ordered him to hand over his Colombian and American passports.
According to an arrest report, the alleged rape took place on February 27, when a tourist was visiting Texas he had gone to a bar in Winwood with a friend.
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Lyft driver Kevin Rojas, 28, is accused of sexually abusing a helpless victim for allegedly raping a drunk passenger in Miami Beach
Rojas was supposed to leave the woman at the Berkeley Shore Hotel in Miami Beach, but police said he drove past him without stopping.
After a night of drinking, the woman said she was intoxicated and vomited several times outside the bar, so she ordered Lyft via her phone app to take her back to the Berkeley Shore Hotel in Miami Beach, where she was staying.
Rojas’ father (pictured) told a Local10 reporter that he believed the prosecutor was lying and that the sexual encounter was by mutual consent.
Rojas picked up the drunken tourist around 4.45am and said he had commented on her dress before she fell asleep in the back seat of the travel-sharing car. Local10.
According to the report, the passenger woke up when Rojas’ phone rang, indicating that they had arrived at her destination.
But instead of stopping by the woman’s hotel and letting her go, she said Rojas continued to drive.
Some time later, according to the report, Rojas parked his car, got in the back seat with the passenger, lifted her dress against her will and allegedly raped her. CNN.
The victim said she repeatedly told Rojas to stop, but was too intoxicated to fight him physically.
Following the alleged rape, police said Rojas drove the woman back to her hotel, where she immediately called 911 to report the crime.
Rojas appeared in court on Wednesday when a judge set his bail at $ 500,000
The report claims that the surveillance video confirms that Rojas originally passed the passenger’s hotel before returning to leave her there.
Rojas’ father denied that his son had raped anyone, telling a Local10 reporter that he believed the prosecutor was lying and that the sexual encounter was by mutual consent.
A Lyft spokesman called the allegations against Rojas “horrific” and said he had been permanently removed from the travel-sharing service.
Court records show that Rojas was arrested in November 2020 on charges of aggravated assault, but was later dropped and the case closed in February 2021.
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