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Illegal Rideshare Driver Arrested in Montgomery County, MD for Allegedly Kidnapping & Raping an Underage Girl

Montgomery County police say Abdoulaye Dia drove past the teen’s home, stopped in a parking lot and sexually assaulted her, then was held without bond.

  • Montgomery County Police charged Empower rideshare driver Abdoulaye Dia with first-degree rape and kidnapping after a 17-year-old girl reported the assault on Tuesday; he is being held without bond.
  • Dia, a citizen of Guinea, entered the United States illegally through Arizona in 2023 and was released by the Biden administration; he was previously arrested in New York City on June 10 for allegedly injuring a child less than 17.
  • On Monday, the victim ordered a ride through Empower in Silver Spring; investigators allege Dia "appeared to purposefully drive past the direction to her residence," "stopped the vehicle in a parking lot," and committed the assault.
  • Maryland officials issued a cease-and-desist order against Empower in July, alleging "the failure of Empower to monitor the criminal and driving records of Empower's drivers creates a serious risk to public safety."
  • Montgomery County Police spokesperson Shiera Goff said, "Based on the circumstances, with how everything unfolded, are concerned that he may have done this before or even attempted to do this before.
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abc 7 WJLA broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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