An Uber driver was arrested early Tuesday, hours after allegedly raping a University of Utah student.

The 22-year-old student had used the popular ride-hailing app Monday to request a lift to a location on the south end of the Salt Lake City campus.

She told university police that the male driver stopped the car in the area of Research Park and got into the backseat with her. She alleges that the man then raped her, according to a probable cause statement for his arrest.

A university spokesperson confirmed she is a student at the school. The driver is neither a student nor an employee at the U., the spokesperson noted. He is 39 years old, according to court documents.

The Salt Lake Tribune generally does not name suspects unless they have been formally charged with a crime.

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