Uber Driver Charged In Sexual Assault
Medford Police Dept. On February 9th, at 2:41 a.m., officers were dispatched to a possible sexual assault that had just occurred. The victim and family reported the 21 year old victim was kidnapped and sexually assaulted by her Uber driver who was no longer on scene. The case was ultimately turned over to Medford Police Detectives. On February 11th, 2020, the Uber driver, Antonio Gonzalez-Salinas, 51 years old was arrested and lodged in jail for the following charges: Kidnapping 1st Degree Sex Abuse 1st Degree Attempted Rape 1st Degree Harassment Bail: $360,000 The investigation revealed the following: The 21 year old female victim was out with a group of friends in downtown Medford on Saturday night / early Sunday morning. The victim became intoxicated and her friends called for an Uber to take her to another friend’s house in East Medford. The Uber driver arrived at 1:29 a.m., in a black Lexus, with license plate “VOLRIS.” At about 1:45 a.m., the friends learned