Brisbane rideshare driver accused of rape, stalking after passengers go to police

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A Brisbane rideshare driver has been charged with stalking, rape, coercive control and threatening violence.

The 29-year-old man from Ferny Hills is accused of abusing two women he had picked up as part of his job, and a third with whom he was in an earlier relationship.

A 21-year-old woman reported being dropped home from Fortitude Valley in a white Mercedes-Benz A45 rideshare car on November 1, 2024.

The driver allegedly exchanged social media details with the woman, and over the next seven days sent her messages and threatened to attend her workplace.

She never met him again, and blocked him on social media before attending a police station to report the matter.

About six months later a 27-year-old woman was picked up by the driver in the same Mercedes-Benz.

He allegedly connected with her on social media and the two began a relationship in June of that year, before he repeatedly accessed her phone and threatened assault.

She attempted to end the relationship on numerous occasions, before the driver allegedly attended her house unannounced on the night of July 20 and sexually assaulted her.

Despite being told not to contact her again, he allegedly returned to her home and threatened her on August 17 before leaving because other people were present.

Police further alleged a 20-year-old woman had a relationship with the man years earlier, in November 2020.

Within two months he allegedly assaulted her and went through her phone, calling her multiple times a day and showing up at her house when she did not answer.

The woman finished the relationship in early 2021 and reported the man to police in May of that year.

Police searched his home at Ferny Hills in November 2025 and seized mobile phones and a laptop.

The 29-year-old was charged with one count each of rape, coercive control and threatening violence and three counts of stalking.

He will next appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on April 17, 2026.

Detectives said they were appealing for anyone who had a similar experience to come forward, but declined to name the rideshare company the man worked for.

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