Taxi driver allegedly raped by passenger suing 13cabs

Our client was driving a taxi when she was allegedly raped by a customer mid-fare.

Nikkita Maggs, 34, had been driving two people between destinations across the Bairnsdale area just before 4am on February 18 last year when one of the men allegedly sexually assaulted her once his mate got out of her cab.

Ms Maggs told police he began groping her aggressively while she was driving, before he ordered her to pull over near Bairnsdale-Dargo Rd.

The man then allegedly raped a terrified Ms Maggs, breaking some of her front teeth during the ordeal, before throwing a $20 at her and threatening to track down her address before getting out of the car.

Speaking through tears, Ms Maggs said: “All I could think about was that I was going to die”.

Ms Maggs said she also launched a WorkCover claim for medical expenses and compensation against 13cabs because they would have realised she had been parked in the same place for almost two hours if they actively tracked the man’s fare from their Bairnsdale base.

She claimed she could not press a panic button on her cab’s console because the alleged rapist had turned off the device.

Ms Maggs’ lawyer Ciara Smith of Arnold Thomas and Becker said: “While no amount of compensation can undo the trauma she has endured, it is vital that we continue to advocate for a justice system where victims are supported and believed”.

Read more at The Herald Sun.

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