Miami Lyft driver, 26, is charged with raping drunk female passenger who was too intoxicated to fight him off after she booked ride while vomiting outside bar then realized ‘attacker’ had driven past her hotel
- Lyft driver Kevyn Rojas, 28, charged with sexual battery of a helpless victim
- Rojas is accused of raping a drunk female passenger after picking her up from a bar near Miami Beach on February 27
- Victim, who is a tourist visiting from Texas, told police Rojas drove by her hotel without stopping, then parked the car and raped her in backseat
- Woman said she repeatedly told Rojas to stop but was too intoxicated to fight him off
A Lyft driver has been accused of raping a drunk female passenger after picking her up at a Miami Beach bar last week.
Kevyn Rojas, 28, was arrested on Tuesday on a charge of sexual battery of a helpless victim, punishable by up to 40 years in prison.
Rojas made his initial court appearance on Wednesday, when a judge set his bond at $500,000 and ordered him to turn in his Colombian and American passports.
According to an arrest report, the alleged rape took place on February 27, when a female tourist visiting from Texas had gone to a bar in Wynwood with a friend.
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Lyft driver Kevyn Rojas, 28, has been charged with sexual battery of a helpless victim for allegedly raping a drunk female passenger in Miami Beach
Rojas was supposed to drop the woman off at the Berkeley Shore Hotel in Miami Beach, but police stated that he drove by it without stopping
After a night of drinking, the woman said she was intoxicated and vomited several times outside the bar, so she ordered a Lyft through the app on her phone 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 believes the accuser is lying and that the sexual encounter was consensual
Rojas picked up the inebriated tourist at around 4.45am and allegedly made comments about her dress before she fell asleep in the back seat of the ride-share car, reported Local10.
According to the report, the passenger woke up when Rojas’ phone pinged, indicating that they had arrived at her destination.
But instead of pulling up to the woman’s hotel and letting her out, she said Rojas continued driving.
Some time later, according to the report, Rojas parked his car, got into the backseat with the passenger, lifted her dress against her will and allegedly raped her, reported CNN.
The victim said she repeatedly told Rojas to stop, but she was too intoxicated to physically fight him off.
Following the alleged rape, police said Rojas drove the woman back to her hotel, where she immediately called 911 to report the crime.
Rojas made his initial court appearance on Wednesday, when a judge set his bond at $500,000
The report alleges that surveillance video confirmed that Rojas initially drove past the passenger’s hotel before returning to drop her off there.
Rojas’ father denied that his son had raped anyone, telling a Local10 reporter that he believes the accuser is lying and that the sexual encounter was consensual.
A Lyft spokesperson called the allegations against Rojas ‘appalling’ and said he has been permanently removed from the ride-share service.
Court records indicate that Rojas was arrested in November 2020 on a felony charge of aggravated assault, but it was later dropped and the case was closed in February 2021.
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