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Illegal immigrant rideshare driver arrested in NYC sexual abuse case, charged with rape in Maryland

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Abdoulaye Dia, an illegal immigrant from Guinea who previously faced sexual abuse charges in New York City, has been arrested in Maryland on multiple charges including first-degree rape after a teenage girl reported being assaulted by him. The incident occurred when the teen was a passenger in his Empower rideshare vehicle and he allegedly took her to a parking lot in Silver Spring for the assault. Dia had entered the U.S. illegally through Arizona in December 2023 but was released by the Biden administration before this latest arrest.

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Abdoulaye Dia, a 36-year-old citizen of Guinea who entered the United States illegally through Arizona in December 2023 and was released by the Biden administration, is facing rape charges in Maryland. On June 19, a teenage girl reported being raped by an Empower rideshare driver, identified as Dia, after he took her to a parking lot in Silver Spring. He was arrested on June 20. Dia previously faced sexual abuse charges in New York City for offenses including forcible touching and injuring a child under 17, dated June 10. Authorities are concerned there may be other victims due to the nature of his crimes.

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“Both articles describe the identical rape incident involving Abdoulaye Dia and the same teenager in Maryland with references to his prior arrest in NYC, indicating coverage of one single occurrence.”

Illegal immigrant rideshare driver, 36, alleged to have raped an underage girl in Maryland parking lot had prior sex abuse arrest in New York, as police fear more victims same event · 95%

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“Article A describes the arrest and charges of Abdoulaye Dia for raping a teenage girl in Maryland, while Article B discusses Brandon Gill's comments about illegal immigrants generally, referencing Dia's case but not focusing on the same specific event.”

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An illegal immigrant rideshare driver accused of sexually assaulting a teenage female passenger in Maryland has a history of sex abuse in New York, federal authorities said. asserted

authorities → accuse → York

Abdoulaye Dia, of Lanham, Maryland, was charged with first-degree rape, kidnapping, second-degree assault and third-degree sex offense, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. asserted

Department → charge → Security

On Tuesday, Montgomery County Police officers were called to a hospital where an underage teen girl reported a rape. asserted

girl → call → rape

She told police she was raped by an Empower rideshare driver. Dia, a citizen of Guinea, took her to a parking lot in Silver Spring, where the alleged assault occurred. Investigators identified Dia through information obtained from the rideshare app. asserted

Investigators → tell → app

He was arrested Wednesday. asserted

He → arrest → ?

Dia was previously arrested June 10 in New York City for sexual abuse by forcible compulsion, forcible touching of the sexual/intimate parts of another person, injuring a child less than 17 and sexual abuse without consent, a DHS spokesperson told Fox News. asserted

spokesperson → arrest → News

He entered the United States illegally through Arizona in December 2023 and was released by the Biden administration, DHS said. asserted

DHS → enter → administration

Fox News Digital has reached out to Empower for comment. asserted

Digital → reach → comment

Illegal immigrant rideshare driver arrested in NYC sexual abuse case, charged with rape in Maryland

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