POLICE PROBE AFTER TEENAGE GIRL ‘GROPED’ BY TAXI DRIVER
Cab firm says man has now been sacked
A TAXI driver has been sacked after allegedly groping a teenage girl in his cab.
Roseville has apologised to the family of the 15-year-old following the reported incident.
It has been reported to Staffordshire Police which has launched an investigation. The girl had been picked up in Talke Pits and was on the way to her North Staffordshire home.
It is alleged that the driver asked to touch the girl’s breasts before then turning around and putting his hand on her leg. Her mum says the girl then asked to be dropped off and ran home.
The mum said: “She was sitting behind the driver. She said he was fine at first and he was quite nice. He was looking at her in the wing mirror. All of a sudden he turned. She was getting really scared.
“She was as white as a ghost when she arrived home. I said ‘What on earth happened?’ and she just broke. She’s quite strong-willed – nothing really affects her much. She was sobbing.
“She thought he was going to do something to her. They were in such close proximity to each other.
“She just grabbed on to me for dear life. I was gutted that she had to go through that.
“She is only 15 but it doesn’t matter how old she is – no-one should have to go through that. The police came out and they were brilliant.”
The driver’s account of the alleged incident is not known.
Newcastle-based Roseville has been operating for more than 50 years. It is one of Staffordshire’s largest taxi firms.
The driver’s account of the alleged incident is not known.
A Roseville spokesman said: “We have dismissed the driver and apologised to the parents. He has been dismissed instantly.” The incident was reported at 8.50pm on
November 20. A police spokesman said: “We were called to reports that a teenage girl had been sexually assaulted in a car in Newcastle. The vehicle was a black Audi and it was reported to have taken place on the A34. An investigation is ongoing.”
Witnesses should call the police on 101.