Uber Driver Convicted Of Raping Villanova Student

TRAPPE, PA — A Montgomery County resident has been convicted of raping a Villanova University student he picked up as a ride in his Uber, court documents show.

Mirvan Dinler, 28, of Trappe, will spend the next three to six years in state prison.

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Dinler, a native of Turkey, was in the U.S. on a student visa. He also faces deportation, according to 6ABC and CBS.

The incident occurred in Hovanian Hall at Villanova back on Sept. 13 and 14, 2024.

Authorities said the 21-year-old victim ordered an Uber from Philadelphia back to the dorm after she was feeling sick from drinking.

Dinler picked her up and then followed her back inside the dorm, police said.

After going in her room, Dinler raped the student and forced her to perform oral sex, authorities said.

He then used her phone to send $150 to someone via Venmo, according to police.

Dinler pleaded no contest to the rape charge before being sentenced by Delaware County Court Judge Mary Alice Brennan.