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n Uber driver from Everett is facing charges for allegedly raping an intoxicated female passenger in Boston last weekend. Police are accusing Ranjan Thapa, 26, of sexually assaulting a passenger so intoxicated that she had difficulty speaking with investigators soon after the incident. Thapa has pleaded not guilty to the rape charge in Roxbury Municipal Court Monday. He is being held on $10,000 cash bail. According to his public defender,

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Josh Raisler Cohn, Thapa is“absolutely asserting his innocence.” In a statement, Uber has committed to cooperating with the investigation. “What police describe is deeply troubling,” the statement said. “The driver has been removed from the app, and we stand ready to assist the Boston Police Department with their investigation.” According to Boston Police report, the female victim was drinking with a college friend she was

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