Taxi driver accused of raping female passenger claims sex was consensual Naveed Raja is accused of attacking the drunk woman after picking her up in Redcar Teesside Crown Court (Image: Teesside Live) Get the latest news from Teesside Crown Court direct to your inbox with our free email newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A taxi driver accused of raping and sexually assaulting a passenger has said they had consensual sex.