A suspect is accused of grooming young girls he met online in November 2023 before arranging a meeting, according to a lawsuit.
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He ordered the two victims, who were 12 years old, an Uber down the street from their York County homes, the lawsuit claims. The Uber driver took them across state lines in Gaston County.
The lawsuit alleges one of them was sexually assaulted while the other was forced to hear her friend suffer.
“I want to be clear that this is on Uber to stop,” said Tracey Cowan, the attorney for the families of the victims. “Uber knows this is happening.”
Cowan said the girls have been “completely devastated.”
“They both had to drop out of school,” Cowan said. “They both have pretty much isolated in their homes. Their parents have had to change every aspect of their lives to try and support and protect …