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NE Kansas man sentenced for groping Uber driver

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A man accused of repeatedly grabbing his Uber driver’s genitals during a drive through Lawrence was sentenced to two years of probation but must register as a sex offender for 25 years.

Roberson -photo KBI

Landon Roberson,  23, Lawrence, was sentenced Friday after pleading no contest in July to attempted aggravated sexual battery. He would serve a year in prison if he violates probation.

Prosecutors say the Uber driver, a 30-year-old man, told police the man grabbed the driver’s crotch or tried to grab his genitals about a dozen times.

The driver told police each time he told the man to stop, the passenger became agitated and angry, which made the driver fear for his life.

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