(Reuters) - Charges against a Chicago Uber driver who was accused of raping a female passenger late last year were dropped on Monday, officials said. Sally Daly, a spokeswoman for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, said new evidence was brought to prosecutors prompting them to dismiss the charges against Maxime Fohounhedo. "This new evidence was thoroughly reviewed and authenticated and after consultation with the complaining witness the charges were dismissed." The Chicago Tribune newspaper reported that the evidence was a video, roughly nine minutes in length, which Fohounhedo recorded with his cell phone during the November ride. A second Chicago Uber driver was charged with sexually assaulting a passenger in January.



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