Wanted MetroAccess driver may have fled country

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The MetroAccess driver accused of sexually assaulting his 36-year-old mentally disabled passenger last week might have fled the country, Metro officials said Thursday.

Tanveer Fayyaz, 31, is wanted on outstanding charges of second-degree rape and two counts of second-degree sex offense. Police say the Regency Cab driver attacked the woman in Montgomery County while tasked with driving her from an adult day care center to her home on July 8.

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