Simranjit Singh Sekhon, an Uber driver from Bakersfield, California, pleaded guilty on Friday to kidnapping to commit rape.

According to a news release from the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, Sekhon faces seven years to life in prison.

At approximately 1 a.m. on Nov. 27, 2025, Sekhon picked up the intoxicated victim outside a bar in Thousand Oaks.

After the victim fell asleep, Sekhon, rather than drive her to her home in Camarillo, drove her around and sexually assaulted her.

Senior Deputy District Attorney Twyla Atmore, the prosecuting attorney in this case and a member of the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Sexual Assault Unit, noted that the 36-year-old Sekhon’s guilty plea included the aggravating factor of taking advantage of a position of trust.

“The victim made a responsible decision and placed her trust in the defendant to return her safely to her home,” Atmore said. “The defendant exploited the victim’s vulnerable condition by sexually assaulting her. His conduct was predatory and deserving of the sentence he will receive.”

Sekhon’s sentencing will take place on Dec. 9.

At the time of Sekhon’s arrest in December 2025, according to KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, police identified the victim as a 21-year-old female.

Moreover, police indicated that Sekhon might have done the same thing to other women.

“The investigation is ongoing, and investigators believe there may be additional victims,” officials said.

Friday’s guilty plea, however, made no mention of other victims.

Sekhon’s assault was not the first instance of an alleged kidnapping and rape by an Uber driver.

In June 2024 near Olympia, Washington, police arrested 58-year-old Uber driver Ahmed Ali and charged him with rape and kidnapping after he picked up an intoxicated woman from a bar and drove her to a secluded area.

Using location tracking, the victim’s father and other family members found the woman.

According to a police report, when they arrived at the scene, the victim’s family found the woman naked in the back seat of the Uber. Meanwhile, Ali appeared to be “jumping over the center console” and pulling up his pants.

Nonetheless, according to KCPQ-TV in Seattle, prosecutors later dropped the rape and kidnapping charges.

“After reviewing all of the evidence in this case including the dash camera, the State has determined it is unable to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt,” the prosecutor’s office said.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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