Naveed Rana jailed for sexually assaulting taxi passenger

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Naveed Rana was jailed for five-and-a-half years, with no part suspended, for sexually assaulting a passenger at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 11 October 2024.

Rana pleaded guilty to three counts of sexually assaulting the then 18-year-old woman in his taxi in Dublin. He drove away from her destination and assaulted her while driving and after parking.

Judge Elma Sheahan said Rana had breached the trust attached to his role as a taxi driver and caused significant harm. The court heard the passenger feared for her life and suffered severe mental health difficulties after the assault.

The woman texted her location to a friend and photographed the taxi as Rana drove away; the image helped track him down.