A Republican state senator from Oklahoma has been accused of forcefully grabbing and kissing his female Uber driver without her consent. Local news station KFOR-4 first reported that GOP state Sen. Bryce Marlatt had been named as a suspect. According to the police report, the driver approached a police officer on June 28 saying that she was “unsure what she needed to do,” but had been assaulted on Monday, June 26. Gary Knight of the Oklahoma City Police Department told HuffPost on Thursday afternoon that they “have not identified anybody involved in this case at this time.” (Head over to BuzzFeed to read the full police report with names redacted, as provided by the Oklahoma City Police Department.) An Uber spokesperson said in a statement to HuffPost that they are working with the local police department: “What’s been reported is not tolerated and has no place on the Uber app.

Source: Huffington Post July 06, 2017 18:20 UTC