Secret Recording Leads To Dropping Sexual Assault Charges Against Uber Driver

CBS News reports:

An Uber driver’s secret recording of his conversation with a passenger prompted Cook County prosecutors Monday to drop rape and kidnapping charges against him, his attorney told the Chicago Sun-Times.

Maxime Fohounhedo, 30, was charged in December in the Nov. 16 sexual assault of a female passenger. Fohounhedo was expected to be released from the Cook County Jail later on Monday. He has spent the last four months behind bars.

“Fortunately Max can live the rest of his life without this stain on his name,” said his attorney, Shady Yassin.

According to police, the 22-year-old woman said she was intoxicated and fell asleep in Fohounhedo’s car after he picked her up for a ride home.

Lying about rape update.