Video catches the lie: Edmonton cabbie sues over false sexual assault allegations

**Jason** · 05-25-2009, 12:05 PM

A veteran Edmonton taxi driver is speaking publicly about a civil lawsuit he filed last year against four young women who falsely accused him of sexual assault after travelling in his car three years ago.

"I just want to give those girls [a] lesson," Soner Yasa told CBC News. "We're so vulnerable as a cab driver."

The lawsuit, filed by Yasa in Edmonton's Court of Queen's Bench in April 2008, seeks nearly $250,000 in damages to cover emotional and mental distress. His allegations have not been proven in court. One of the four young women filed a statement of defence last month in which she admits to getting into Yasa's taxi but denies the rest of his allegations.

In April 2006, Yasa picked up the young women, all 19, along Whyte Avenue, a well-known strip of bars and restaurants in Edmonton. The girls were intoxicated, and trouble began when one of them tried to light up a cigarette, Yasa said. It is illegal to smoke in an Edmonton taxi cab, and Yasa told her to put out the cigarette or risk a $500 fine.

Just then, the girls demanded Yasa stop the cab, and they got out, refusing to pay the $13 fare. Then they accused Yasa of sexually molesting them, Yasa said. They called their friends, and Yasa soon was surrounded by what he calls a "mob." Both Yasa and friends of the four girls called police.

However, what happened in the taxi was caught on a video camera Yasa had installed inside his car after a passenger tried to assault him a couple of years before. Based on the video evidence of what happened in his cab, Yasa was not charged.

But he worries about what might have happened to his job and his marriage without that evidence.

"What would she do?" Yasa said of his wife. "She would have probably told me, 'There's the door, and get out.'"

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**sobeit** · 05-25-2009, 12:16 PM

he was lucky, unfortunately there are probably thousands of others across the nation who were not so lucky because of some woman who did not get her way.

TJ Belfiore · 05-25-2009, 05:40 PM

Yeah, women are complicated.

**WereBo** · 05-25-2009, 06:50 PM

Especially when drunk, they' completely unpredictable then.

TJ Belfiore · 05-25-2009, 07:40 PM

LOL - you're hilarious.

**nickster_uk** · 05-26-2009, 05:26 AM

This video highlights the dangers of smoking...please take note everyone ;)

TJ Belfiore · 05-26-2009, 10:39 AM

Ha, okay.

Mcninjaguy · 05-27-2009, 05:08 AM

stupid hoes.

wel those girls may as well start digging their own graves. after their rep gets out as falsely accusing men, nobody will want them and they've ruined their own lives.

**WereBo** · 05-27-2009, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mcninjaguy

stupid hoes.

wel those girls may as well start digging their own graves. after their rep gets out as falsely accusing men, nobody will want them and they've ruined their own lives.

Darwin's Theory of Evolution in action, perhaps?

05-25-2009, 12:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,473 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	Video catches the lie: Edmonton cabbie sues over false sexual assault allegations A veteran Edmonton taxi driver is speaking publicly about a civil lawsuit he filed last year against four young women who falsely accused him of sexual assault after travelling in his car three years ago. "I just want to give those girls [a] lesson," Soner Yasa told CBC News. "We're so vulnerable as a cab driver." The lawsuit, filed by Yasa in Edmonton's Court of Queen's Bench in April 2008, seeks nearly $250,000 in damages to cover emotional and mental distress. His allegations have not been proven in court. One of the four young women filed a statement of defence last month in which she admits to getting into Yasa's taxi but denies the rest of his allegations. In April 2006, Yasa picked up the young women, all 19, along Whyte Avenue, a well-known strip of bars and restaurants in Edmonton. The girls were intoxicated, and trouble began when one of them tried to light up a cigarette, Yasa said. It is illegal to smoke in an Edmonton taxi cab, and Yasa told her to put out the cigarette or risk a $500 fine. Just then, the girls demanded Yasa stop the cab, and they got out, refusing to pay the $13 fare. Then they accused Yasa of sexually molesting them, Yasa said. They called their friends, and Yasa soon was surrounded by what he calls a "mob." Both Yasa and friends of the four girls called police. However, what happened in the taxi was caught on a video camera Yasa had installed inside his car after a passenger tried to assault him a couple of years before. Based on the video evidence of what happened in his cab, Yasa was not charged. But he worries about what might have happened to his job and his marriage without that evidence. "What would she do?" Yasa said of his wife. "She would have probably told me, 'There's the door, and get out.'" YouTube - Video catches the lie: Edmonton cabbie sues over false sexual assault allegations __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

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Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Video catches the lie: Edmonton cabbie sues over false sexual assault allegations stupid hoes. wel those girls may as well start digging their own graves. after their rep gets out as falsely accusing men, nobody will want them and they've ruined their own lives. Last edited by Mcninjaguy; 05-27-2009 at 05:10 AM.