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Driver faces charge after report of sexual assault at Hialeah park

The driver was arrested October 12; the complaint places the incident at Victor Wilde Park in Hialeah.

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Malecón90 editorial illustration about a driver facing a charge after a sexual-assault complaint at a Hialeah park
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Driver Joe Luis Suarez, 51, was arrested Monday, October 12, on a sexual-assault charge related to a complaint by a 63-year-old woman.

The woman had met the driver during an Uber trip requested by her daughter to take her to Boca Raton. According to the complaint, they exchanged numbers to arrange future transportation services, and days later he called to invite her for coffee.

The complaint places their later meeting at Victor Wilde Park in Hialeah. Uber said it banned the accused from its platform and specified that the alleged assault occurred outside a trip booked through the service.

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