There's a lack of substance in this article. Why is it that this alleged rapist, kidnapper, and his associates are not in prison? I don't see why Lyft is respon

There's a lack of substance in this article. Why is it that this alleged rapist, kidnapper, and his associates are not in prison? I don't see why Lyft is responsible for criminal acts performed by their contractors/employees. Even if they didn't do background checks, which they do, why should they be responsible? That said, Lyft insisting she pay for the ride is an incredibly strange twist. Maybe it's a legal maneuver? They've refunded a ride to me for something as simple as a dirty car that caused me to need to dry clean my clothing. edit: From another article, it becomes clear. Lyft didn't know it was an alleged rape. >Lyft says that when Alison Turkos originally reported the incident to them, she didn’t mention the rape and only sent a message to support asking them to look into the ride. They argue that they basically had no way of knowing she had been raped. We’ve read the messages she sent. >We first became aware that this was a safety incident when the Wall Street Journal published an article on May 8, 2018. We received a subpoena from law enforcement on May 14, 2018, six months after the ride took place. We complied with the subpoena and worked with law enforcement for over a year as they investigated. Something about this stinks.