Rideshare Driver Sexually Assaulted Passenger In Lockport: Prosecutors

LOCKPORT, IL — A 42-year-old rideshare driver has been charged with eight counts of criminal sexual assault after a January 2024 incident in Lockport, Lockport Police told Patch.

The victim reported the sexual assault, which happened on Vine Street in Lockport, to police at 2:59 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2024, police said. The victim told officers she had gotten a ride home from a rideshare driver.

When they arrived at her home, the driver, now identified as Guylain Mundabi, of Joliet, entered the back seat with the victim and touched her, police said. Mundabi then sexually assaulted the victim, removed her from the vehicle and left the scene, according to police.

"Following an exhaustive investigation, Lockport Police Department detectives were able to secure a warrant for Mundabi for eight counts of criminal sexual assault against the victim," police said.

Officers with the Joliet Police Department served the warrant on June 1, and Mundabi was transferred to the Will County Adult Detention Facility. A pre-trial detention hearing was held, and Mundabi will remain detained as the court found a "dangerousness standard" had been met, according to Will County court records.

Mundabi will next appear in court on June 18.