NJ Lyft driver charged with luring Princeton University students for sex
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A New Jersey rideshare driver is behind bars after authorities allege he harassed Princeton University students and tried to lure them into his car for sex.
Dimario Wynter, 28, of Spotswood, is charged with two counts of harassment and luring and one count of disorderly conduct. accordingly A press release from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.
Prosecutors said the first alleged incident occurred around noon on April 16, after a Princeton University student told authorities he was walking on Prospect Boulevard and a man driving a black Jeep Patriot pulled over to ask for directions.
While the two were talking, the man allegedly handed the student a $100 bill and got out of the vehicle before the student “quickly walked towards him and demanded sexual intercourse,” according to authorities.
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Dimario Wynter, 28, of Spotswood, was charged with two counts of harassment and enticement and one count of disorderly conduct, according to a press release from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. (Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office)
The student then left the money and fled the area.
A day later, on April 17, a second Princeton University student was walking on Ivy Lane around 9:30 a.m. when a person driving a dark van or SUV pulled over to ask for directions, the press release said.
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The investigation into the two incidents led authorities to name Dimario Wynter as a suspect and also revealed that he was working as a driver for Lyft. (iStock)
This individual allegedly gave the student a $100 bill and asked her to leave with him, causing the victim to return the money. The suspect then fled the area, according to prosecutors.
The investigation into the two incidents led authorities to name Wynter as a suspect and also revealed that he was working as a driver for Lyft.
“We take reports like this extremely seriously, and the driver has been permanently removed from the platform,” a Lyft spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital. he said. “We stand ready to assist law enforcement with their investigation.”
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People walk on the campus of Princeton University on August 30, 2013 in Princeton, NJ. (Craig Warga/Bloomberg)
Prosecutors said Wynter was taken into custody on April 30 and later released pending arraignment.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Lyft, the Mercer County District Attorney’s Office and Princeton University for comment.
