This is the official Leics Police news release.
Seem to be some details in here that aren't in the report above, and vice versa. So there's some merit in reading both pieces.
And a narrower width photo, which means I don't have to scroll across the screen to read the piece 
Slightly surprised that the U-word is used in the headline here. I mean, can you imagine a Merseyside Police piece using a similar headline involving a Delta driver 
Anyway, he seems like a nice guy 
Uber driver jailed for rape
https://www.leics.police.uk/news/leices ... -for-rape/
An Uber driver who raped a passenger at knifepoint has been jailed for 16 years – following the victim’s swift actions in reporting the offence.
Officers were able to locate and arrest Adam Daley an hour after the incident in December last year, after the woman he attacked immediately contacted police.
Her rapid reporting enabled officers to carry out some swift enquiries to identify the defendant’s car and to track its movements through CCTV and ANPR cameras.
Crucially, it also ensured vital forensic and digital evidence was preserved.
This evidence proved key in securing Daley’s conviction and following a trial last month he was found guilty of one count of rape, one count of sexual assault, one count of possession of a bladed article and one count of threats to kill.
On Friday (10 July), at Leicester Crown Court, the 33-year-old of Chester Close, Leicester, was sentenced to a total of 16 years’ imprisonment. He has also been subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) until further notice and a restraining order preventing him from contacting the victim.
At sentencing, he also pleaded guilty to two counts of making incident images of a child – evidence found by officers when his mobile phone was examined.
Specialist detectives from the force’s rape and serious sexual assault team, who investigated the incident, are now urging anyone else who could have been a victim of Daley’s to come forward.
Arresting Daley
The rape was reported to police shortly after 5.30am on Monday 29 December and had taken place in the back of Daley’s white Toyota Auris in a layby close to Soar Valley Way.
The victim, a woman in her 20s, and her friend had been outside a bar in Leicester city centre about to order an Uber when Daley pulled up alongside them. He offered to take them both home if they booked the trip through the app.
After dropping her friend home, Daley and the victim continued the journey to her address.
During the drive, Daley started making sexualised comments towards the victim and asking her inappropriate questions.
While heading out of the city, Daley then pulled over in a layby – claiming he needed to go to the toilet.
He then ordered the victim to move into the front of the car before before forcing her to perform oral sex on him by threatening her with a knife.
During this incident he has also pulled down the victim’s top and touched her breasts.
After pleading with Daley to stop, he left the woman in the layby and sped off. She immediately called 999 and an officer was dispatched to her.
Quick enquiries identified the registration of the vehicle and Daley as the insured driver.
Officers on shift in the force’s Roads Policing Team were put on alert and Daley was stopped at the junction of Vaughan Way and Great Central Street at 6.37am.
While officers were attempting to arrest Daley, he attempted to grab his phone and also to stamp on it - in a bid to destroy any evidence.
While in custody, detectives began carrying out extensive enquiries, including forensic examinations and reviewing CCTV and mobile phone data in order to track the defendant’s movements both before and after the attack.
Despite the victim’s DNA being found on his penis and underwear, Daley continued to deny the offence and claimed her DNA had transferred to him as she had drunk from a water bottle in the car, and he had later used the same bottle to wash his penis after urinating in the layby.
Following examination of his phone, detectives were able to establish Daley had driven past the victim while she was in the layby three times after the incident had taken place.
Detective Constable Matt Smith from Signal – the force’s dedicated rape and serious sexual assault team is the officer in the case.
He said: “I want to commend the victim in this case during what has been an extremely difficult six months. Her actions that night and the strength and bravery she has shown during the investigation and trial has ensured a dangerous individual is now behind bars.
“Despite her deeply traumatic and distressing experience, that night she demonstrated exceptional presence of mind and was able to contact police immediately after Daley had driven off.
“Thanks to this, officers were able to act quickly to identify and locate the suspect in a very short space of time. This was crucial to our investigation and ensured not only key forensic evidence could still be detected but that he was apprehended before he attacked anyone else.
“Daley targeted a lone woman after she trusted him to get her home safely. Given his job as an Uber driver it is possible there could be more victims that have not come forward.
“We take reports of sexual assault very seriously and anyone who wishes to report offences will be spoken to by specialist officers in the team.”
At the time of his arrest, Daley also refused to provide a drugs wipe, so a blood sample was sent for testing and later came back as positive for cocaine.
He was charged and pleaded guilty to two counts of drug driving at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 1 April. He was banned from driving for 20 months, fined £200 and order to pay £85 court costs and an £80 victim surcharge.
Senior Investigation Officer, Detective Inspector Majid Zaveri, said: “The courage of the victim and the professionalism and dedication of the response and investigation officers has led to this outcome.
“My thanks go to the victim who bravery and co-operation led to this quick arrest and allowed vital evidence to be secured. Thank you to the response officers for their quick actions and to the investigation team – including Detective Sergeants George White, Jon Davies and Detective Constables Matt Smith and Charlotte Worley – for their tireless work to ensure the defendant was brought before the courts.
“If you are a victim of a sexual offence, please know that we are here to listen to you, to help you and to support you. Please report to us or speak with someone you can trust.”
Further information can be found by visiting https://www.leics.police.uk/ro/report/r ... l-offences
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