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Sydney- An Uber driver was sentenced on Tuesday to nine years in prison for raping a drunken woman who fell asleep in the back of his ride-hailing car in Sydney.
Muhammad Naveed, 41, had pleaded not guilty in the New South Wales state District Court to raping the 22-year--old woman in October 2015. He argued that the sex was consensual.
Must serve six years and four months
He picked the woman up from Sydney's Kings Cross nightclub precinct and raped her in a side street.
Judge Deborah Payne ordered Naveed to serve at least six years and four months in prison before he can be considered for parole.
