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Hissan Hamad saw it as a crime of “opportunity” when he posed as an Uber driver, led his victim inside a ByWard Market ATM and had her pay him $20 cash for the short ride to her hotel, then sexually assaulted her once inside his car.

The victim he targeted that night, around 1:30 a.m. on May 10, 2018, turned out to be an elite athlete visiting Ottawa for a celebration with fellow athletes and other guests from the sporting community, and though intoxicated in the passenger seat of his car, she easily overpowered his groping hands and unwanted advances.

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Her identity is shielded by a publication ban customary for victims of sexual assault.

Ontario Court Justice Heather Perkins-McVey called the assault a “gross breach of trust” and said, “Any fears people have about these ride-sharing companies are borne out in the facts of this matter.”

Hamad, 38, was not an Uber driver as he claimed, but was driving deliveries for Skip the Dishes at the time of the assault. He was fired, and as part of his bail conditions he was banned from driving and made to abide by a 9:30 p.m. curfew.