TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Prosecutors have recently charged an Uber driver with raping a woman in his car last September and asked the court to hand down a severe punishment, CNA reported.

According to the Taichung District Prosecutors Office’s indictment, the Uber driver surnamed Tseng (曾) was driving an Indonesian woman from Taichung City’s West District to a university after 1 a.m. one night last September, per CNA.

Tseng began to talk with her and asked her if she wanted to accompany him to watch the nightscape from a nearby mountain, CNA reported, citing the indictment. Worried that no other Uber drivers would take her to her destination if she refused, she reluctantly agreed.

After Tseng drove the car up the mountain, he parked the vehicle beside the road and asked the woman to get out of the car to catch the views, according to the indictment.

When they got back to the car, the Uber driver asked the woman to sit in the passenger seat. In fear for her life, she agreed, the indictment stated. Tseng then sexually assaulted her, the document said.

Only after the woman put up a fight and asked Tseng to take her to the university did he stop and take her to the designated location, the indictment said, per CNA. After the assault, the victim had a medical exam of her injuries and filed a suit against the Uber driver.

When speaking to the authorities, Tseng argued that the woman wanted to watch the nightscape and touched his body on her own accord. He also accused the woman of asking him to give her NT$2,000 (US$72), CNA reported.

However, prosecutors found suspicious texts sent to the victim from Tseng's cell phone, including, "Are you mad?" and "I'll treat you to dinner next time."

Prosecutors have charged Tseng with sexual assualt and have asked the court for a harsh sentence.