Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) detectives have arrested an Empower rideshare driver accused of raping a teenage girl in a Silver Spring parking lot. Investigators believe there may be other victims.
Abdoulaye Dia, of Lanham, Maryland, is charged with first-degree rape, kidnapping, second-degree assault and third-degree sex offense. He is being held without bond at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit.
According to police, officers responded to an area hospital on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, for a report of a rape that had occurred earlier. The victim, a teenage girl under 18, told officers that Dia drove her to a parking lot in Silver Spring, where he allegedly raped her.
Detectives with the Special Victims Investigations Division identified Dia through information obtained from the rideshare app. The department’s Repeat Offenders Unit arrested him in Lanham on Wednesday, September 16.
Anyone who believes they may have been a victim of Dia is asked to contact the Special Victims Investigations Division at 240-773-5050.
