An Uber driver was arrested Thursday after a 16-year-old girl said she was raped in Gwinnett County, police said.
Abdoulie Jagne, 58, of College Park, was identified as the man police say raped a girl somewhere along South Norcross Tucker Road between Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Old Norcross Tucker Road in unincorporated Norcross, Gwinnett police spokeswoman Cpl. Michele Pihera said.
Uber officials said Jagne had been with the company for a couple of months and released a statement:
“What’s reported here is horrifying beyond words. Our thoughts are with the rider and her family during this time. This driver has been permanently removed from the app."
After the girl was dropped off at an apartment complex in that area Monday, she seemed intoxicated and banged on several doors, Pihera said.
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Someone called 911 and when police spoke with the girl she said her Uber driver raped her, Pihera said. The girl, whose pants were still around her ankles, was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for an evaluation, Pihera said.
“The officers made contact with the friend who scheduled the Uber ride and obtained identifying information on the driver along with the vehicle information,” Pihera said.
Uber officials have been working with police in the ongoing investigation.
Jagne was booked into the Gwinnett County jail Thursday.
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