An Uber driver was charged on June 27 with raping a female passenger in a motel while she was unconscious, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

Alaric Spence

Alaric Spence, 46, was charged with three felony counts of kidnapping to commit rape, rape of an unconscious person and rape by use of drugs. Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller, of the Sex Crimes Division, is prosecuting the case.

Spence is accused of picking up a 24-year-old woman on June 23 in downtown Los Angeles who requested a ride to Hollywood. The victim fell asleep and the defendant allegedly drove her to a motel in North Hollywood where he raped her, the prosecutor said. The victim was intoxicated and unconscious at the time of the sexual assault, Mueller added.

When the woman awoke, she reported the incident to police. Spence was arrested a short time later at an undisclosed location.

The defendant faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life in state prison.

The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division. Investigators are trying to determine if there are any additional victims. Anyone with information or who believes they are a victim should call Det. Carla Zuniga at (213)486-6910. During weekends and off-hours call (877)LAPD247.