Uber driver charged with indecent assault, accused of making unwanted sexual advances

ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — An Uber driver, who a customer accused of making unwanted sexual advances, has been charged, Ross Township police said.

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Authorities identified the driver as Jehad Abdula Makhoul, 46, of Whitehall. He was charged via summons with one count of indecent assault, a second-degree misdemeanor, and one count of harassment, a summary offense.

According to investigators, the victim called 911 shortly before 9 p.m. Nov. 22 after the driver dropped her off at her destination, the Barrel Junction Bar on Route 8 in Shaler.

The woman told police she was picked up near Malvern Avenue in Ross Township. According to a criminal complaint, Makhoul stopped the vehicle on an unlit section of Thompson Run Road. He unbuckled his seat belt and grabbed her inner thigh and kissed her, the complaint said.

The woman told police she protested Makhoul’s advances and he backed off. He eventually dropped her off at her destination.

Police said when they questioned Makhoul about the incident he denied touching the woman. He said he turned off his fare to be nice to the customer, something he said he had done before.

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