Suspect in Uber Assault Appears in Court: Reports

Norwood, MA – An Uber driver suspected of an indecent assault of one of his passengers was arraigned in Woburn District Court Thursday.

Junior Clarke, 31, of Lawrence, is charged with indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over; assault and battery; and accosting or annoying a person of the opposite sex in the alleged Saturday incident.

Early Saturday morning, a 25-year-old woman told police her Uber driver assaulted and accosted her while he drove her from Methuen to Norwood. The driver was later identified as Clarke, who turned himself in to police that day.

According to multiple news reports, Clarke has plead not guilty; his bail was set at $500. Clarke has also been ordered to stay away from the woman and cease working for Uber or any other ride sharing companies.

In an emailed statement Wednesday, an Uber spokesperson said that Clarke has been banned from the company's service.

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