An Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting a Villanova University student after dropping her off at her dorm has been arrested and charged with rape and related offenses.
Mirvan Dinler, 26, of Trappe, Pa. is accused of raping the 21-year-old victim after driving her to The Commons residence hall complex late Sept. 13.
The student, who had gone out to a Philadelphia nightclub with some friends, said she had ordered the car because she wasn’t feeling well.
According to investigators, she said she’d had five alcoholic drinks on an empty stomach, the Delaware County Daily Times reported. She began feeling sick on her way to the club and decided to call an Uber to drive her back.
After Dinler dropped her off at the residence hall, he followed her inside the building, where he sexually assaulted her.
According to authorities, Dinler picked her up around 10:19 p.m. and dropped her off at the dorm around 11:08 p.m., ABC Philadelphia reported.
That’s when the alleged assault occurred. Dinler followed her into her dorm, sexually assaulted her and left, officials said.
But according to police, Dinler returned a short time later. He allegedly banged on her door and told an unnamed witness that he was the Uber driver who had just dropped the victim off. He also said he wanted to collect an extra fee from the victim, due to a mess he claimed was left in his car.
The victim allegedly handed her phone to Dinler, who used Venmo to send $150 to an account under a different name.
Dinler was arraigned Friday morning. He’s been charged with rape, indecent assault, sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and other crimes, court records show. Some of the charges are enhanced because the victim was deemed to be “substantially impaired” at the time due to the amount of alcohol she’d consumed.
After failing to post bail, set at 10% of $250,000, Dinler was remanded to the Delaware County jail in Concord, according to the Delaware County Daily Times.
He’s due back in court for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 17.
