Disabled & Aged Regional Transit System, also known as DARTS, provides specialized transportation services for residents with disabilities in Hamilton and the surrounding community on behalf of the City of Hamilton's Accessible Transit Services.
DARTS driver alleges rider sexually assaulted her. 2 years later, she was asked to pick him up again | CBC News LoadedA former DARTS driver from Hamilton who was asked to pick up a passenger after she alleges he sexually assaulted her on the job two years earlier has been waiting seven years for a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario hearing. DARTS is a non-profit contracted by the city to provide accessible transportation.
CBC News is not identifying the woman due to the nature of the alleged assault. The HRTO also approved a request by her lawyer to anonymize her name in the proceedings. Documents from the woman state there was nothing in the rider's profile with DARTS to "warn" her of his history of "indecent exposure and public sexual indecency, and sexual assault."
DARTS said the driver would have received workplace harassment training and the company isn't liable because the misconduct came from a rider. The woman ended up taking an unpaid leave and applying for employment insurance until it ran out after 16 weeks, according to the documents she filed. DARTS also said that when the union asked about the incident, management explained how they modified the scheduling system to ensure the woman wouldn't have to drive any routes with that man again — but two years later, that's exactly what ended up happening, according to her documents.She ended up on Zoom with the man accused of raping her.
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