Around 1 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning in 2025, a California woman got into an Uber outside a Thousand Oaks bar. She’d been drinking and fell asleep on the ride home to Camarillo.
When it was time to drop her off, her driver kept going. Prosecutors say he drove her around town and sexually assaulted her while she was unconscious.
The driver, Simranjit Singh Sekhon, 36, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty on November 6 to kidnapping to commit rape. As part of his plea, Sekhon admitted that he had used his position as her driver to take advantage of her trust.
“The victim made a responsible decision and placed her trust in the defendant to return her safely to her home,” said Senior Deputy District Attorney Twyla Atmore, who prosecuted the case.
Ventura County sheriff’s investigators arrested Sekhon in Los Angeles County on December 15, 2025. The woman testified at a preliminary hearing in April, as did the detective who investigated the assault. After hearing from both, a judge ruled there was enough evidence for the case to go to trial. Sekhon entered his guilty plea nearly seven months later.
Sekhon posted a $500,000 bond and remains out of custody while he awaits sentencing. He is due back in Ventura County Superior Court on December 9, when he faces seven years to life in state prison.
