MEAWW.COM / NEWS / HUMAN INTEREST

Congo Diplomat accused of groping woman during Uber share ride let go thanks to immunity

The victim said she was already in an Uber Pool ride-share with a friend of hers when the driver picked up another rider, Athys Kabongo Kolonji.

A Democratic Republic of Congo official, who allegedly groped a woman he had met in a shared Uber on Wednesday, was reportedly let go without any charges him because he cited diplomatic immunity, according to police reports.

The victim, a 31-year-old married woman and a mother of two, reportedly told New York Post: "America has given diplomats immunity to come here and touch people inappropriately? I don’t understand." He harassed me and I think he should pay for this,” she said. Her name was not revealed by the publication.