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Former Uber driver jailed for indecently assaulting passenger

From ABC Australia · () English

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Newswire Named sources Outcome reported
  • Muhammad Uzair Ehsan received a 12-month prison sentence for two counts of indecent assault against a passenger outside her Adelaide home.
  • The magistrate said Ehsan showed no remorse and did not accept the guilty verdict, while the victim described the court process as traumatic.
  • Ehsan will be eligible for parole in April next year after serving an eight-month non-parole period.

Muhammad Uzair Ehsan has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for indecently assaulting a passenger after driving her home in Adelaide.

The 35-year-old former Uber driver, from Prospect, was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault after a two-day trial in August 2025. Magistrate Roderick Jensen said Ehsan had shown no remorse and had not accepted the guilty verdict.

She said that she was shocked and terrified by your offending.

· Roderick JensenThe magistrate relayed the passenger’s reaction to the assaults.

The passenger was in an intoxicated and vulnerable state when the assaults occurred at the front door of her unit. Jensen said she had used Uber because she believed it would allow her to get home without drinking and driving. The magistrate said she had been shocked and terrified by what happened.

Because Ehsan contested the charges, the victim had to repeat her account to police, lawyers and the court many times. In a statement, she said the questioning had been humiliating and exhausting and felt like being assaulted again. The court heard she spent thousands of dollars on counselling, security measures and transport, and lost wages.

She thought she was doing the responsible thing by taking an Uber home so that she would not be drinking and driving.

· Roderick JensenThe magistrate explained the passenger’s reason for using the rideshare service.

The sentence was delayed while an appeal was considered and later dismissed. Ehsan was remanded in custody after sentencing submissions last month. His sentence was backdated to the start of his custody, with a non-parole period of eight months, making him eligible for parole in April next year.

The court heard Ehsan lived in Australia with his family as a permanent resident and that his citizenship application had been frustrated by the offending. Jensen said the Supreme Court had recognized a public interest in appropriately sentencing taxi and rideshare drivers who offend against passengers, because they have a responsibility to transport members of the public safely.

Sitting while the defence questioned me was humiliating and exhausting. I had to listen to lies and justify myself when I was the victim, it felt like being assaulted all over again.

· The victimHer statement described the impact of the trial process.
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