In San Diego, on October 6, a woman known as “Jane Doe” had called Uber for a ride. She needed to go from Alpine to meet a friend in El Cajon and then back to Alpine. However when she got inside of the car, she had no idea she would be getting inside the car with Michael Marcus Jordan, 43 – a multi-time felon convicted of assaults with a deadly weapon. She also didn’t know about the rape he had committed allegedly only 9 months prior to her ride.
Because she had been sexually assaulted before, Jane said that she prefers Uber over other rideshare companies because the company conducts a multi-step screening process for its potential drivers.
Unfortunately, on that night, Jane, who according to a recently published report from the ride-share company, would soon become only 1 of 3,824 riders who had reported a sexual assault/misconduct by its drivers.
Jane says that everything was perfectly normal during her ride to El Cajon. She had met her friend at a convenience store to pick up something and had even stopped by an ATM on the way. Which gave her no cause to be concerned. However, on the way back – she had fallen asleep and woke up to Jordan’s hands underneath her skirt.
According to CBS 8, Jane said “I noticed his hand, his right arm coming and putting it on my knee he was starting to slide his hand up in between my skirt in between my thighs and I pretended to be asleep for a little bit longer. I felt like what am I going to do right now.”
Jane said, “I kept my eyes closed for a second, trying to figure out what to do. He was huge, probably the biggest man I have ever seen.”
Jordan is listed as 6-foot-9-inches tall, according to a description from the San Diego County Jail website.
“I couldn’t understand why this was happening to me,” she said. “When he started groping me I felt absolute panic and I realized that I was stuck in this very small, very confined space with this man who is practically driving in the backseat. He could reach me in the backseat of the car while driving with one arm.”
There was unfortunately nowhere for her to go. Because of his height, Jordan, she says, was practically in the seat next to her.
Jane then said she had gotten out her phone as Jordan began to expose himself. He quickly smacked the phone out of her hand.
Despite her struggles, Jordan continued to grope her and clawed at her thighs and tore off her underwear off. She then grabbed a little knife that she had with her but he snatched that away from her too and threw it out the window. Jane said that he was still driving while she was wrestling him. He kept fighting me and then choked me, and elbowed my stomach while assaulting me.
Jane said that Jordan then pulled onto the shoulder. “I thought this is the moment he is going to kill me. He was so angry. I just remember thinking that I was going to die right then.” Jane says she managed to open the car door and began climbing out of the back seat when Jordan sped off, injuring her as he sped away.
On October 4, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office charged Jordan with 3 felony counts in the October 2020 assault which included robbery, sexual assault, and attempted oral copulation by threat.
However, that wasn’t all.
Jordan also faced other charges as well. According to a criminal complaint that was obtained by CBS 8 San Diego, Jordan is also accused of raping another woman in January 2020, as well as another 3 violent sexual assault charges.
Yet that still was not all. He also has been charged with a felony rape count with a third woman in July of 2021. The criminal complaint showed that Jordan now is facing his 3rd criminal strike against him.
Jordan also has been charged with a felony rape count to a third woman in July 2021.
Dan Gilleon, Jane’s attorney, says that Uber needs to do more to make sure they ensure the safety of passengers and the only way to do that is for more victims to come forward.
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