Chicago Uber Rider Says Driver Received Oral Sex During Ride In Viral Facebook Video

By Rachel Cromidas in News on Jul 25, 2017 5:47PM



A man who took an Uber ride in Chicago earlier this month says his driver received oral sex during his ride from a woman who was sitting in the front seat. The man, a Boston resident who was visiting Chicago, complained to Uber and later shared a video of the ride on Facebook that has since gone viral.

The passenger, Aner Manuel, told Esquire magazine that he had caught the ride on July 17 around 2:43 a.m. after an evening out in Wrigleyville. He was confused when he saw that there was a woman sitting in the front seat of the Uber (he had not called a shared Uber Pool-type ride) but that he got in the car anyway. That's when things got weirder: the woman in the front seat seemed to be "clearly on drugs," and Manuel began recording what was happening on his cell phone as the driver and his companion began kissing. Then, as the Facebook video shows, the woman appears to begin performing oral sex on the driver as he continues to drive the car. That's when Manuel asked the driver to pull over and let him out, about eight minutes into the ride.

Uber representatives reportedly offered Manuel a $10 ride credit and said they would investigate what happened. Chicagoist has reached out to both Manuel and Uber, and will update the post if we hear back. An Uber rep told Esquire and Chicagoist that the driver's access to the app has been removed, and "the behavior of this former driver is appalling and is not tolerated on the Uber app."

"As soon as this situation was reported to us, we immediately removed this driver's access."

Manuel described the drive as "the most dangerous and inappropriate Uber ride ever" in his Facebook post complaining to Uber's page.





As I approached my uber, I noticed there was a passenger in the front seat. I double checked to make sure I didn't select UberPool, and then approached the car. I assumed it may have been a family member of some sort. As we pulled off the female in the front (who was clearly on drugs) attempted to open the door and could not even sit straight as the vehicle was in motion. She then began to grope him and grab him. They began to kiss and she began loosening his belt. As we got further and further from my pickup location I had no idea where I was, so I had to stay in the car. She then proceeded to perform oral sex. This was my last straw. I asked the driver to drop me off. Since I've contacted uber and they refunded me for trip and gave me a "$10 credit". They've seen this video and are still "investigating". They have been extremely bad at answering any messages I've sent, and I demand something gets done. This is not okay!



