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A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly posing as a woman’s Uber driver before he forced her into his apartment and raped her, according to police.
Shapsly Silencieux, 37, picked up an 18-year-old Alabama woman Saturday night after she got separated from her friends at America’s Backyard restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, local outlets reported. Shapsly Silencieux is charged with sexual battery after raping an 18-year-old woman. (Broward County Sheriff s Office)
Police said the woman had requested an Uber driver but had mistakenly climbed into Silencieux’s car. When she asked if Silencieux was her Uber driver, he told her yes, Sgt. DeAnna Greenlaw told WSVN 7News.
Shapsly Silencieux told the young woman he would take her home after she accidentally jumped in his car, believing it to be the Uber she had requested on Saturday night.