Teen girl, 18, is ‘indecently assaulted’ by taxi driver in Perth

Teenage girl, 18, is ‘indecently assaulted’ by taxi driver after sitting in the front passenger seat for 6am trip

  • The teenager was ‘indecently assaulted’ after getting into the taxi in Perth
  • Police say the teenager got in the front passenger seat before being assaulted 
  • The driver, 31, has been charged with one count of unlawful and indecent assault

A taxi driver has been charged over an alleged indecent assault of a teenager in Perth.

Police allege the 18-year-old woman was assaulted after she got into the front passenger seat of a taxi about 6am on August 28.

‘It will be alleged during the journey the taxi driver indecently assaulted her,’ police said in a statement on Saturday.

Police allege the 18-year-old woman was assaulted after she got into the front passenger seat of a taxi about 6am on August 28

A 31-year-old man from Dianella has been charged with one count of unlawful and indecent assault.

He is scheduled to face Perth Magistrates Court on September 16.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

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