PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) -- Police have arrested an Uber driver after he allegedly groped a female passenger that he had driven home earlier in the evening.
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The incident occurred in Palo Alto on Oct. 30 around 12:27 a.m.
Palo Alto police received a report of a sex crime that had occurred at a residence near Los Trancos Road and Alpine Road.
A woman in her 40s and her husband had taken an Uber and were dropped off around 11:00 p.m. Police say the woman left her cellphone in the vehicle and after retrieving it the suspect allegedly kissed the victim and groped her.
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The couple reported the incident to Uber and later police arrested Redwood City resident, Pedro Liborio-Anorve.
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He was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for sexual battery and stalking.
This is the mug shot of Pedro Liborio-Anorve, an Uber driver accused of groping a woman in Palo Alto. (KGO-TV)