
A rideshare driver from Morris County was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting a juvenile he picked up while driving for Lyft, authorities said. Julio Mejia, 43, of Wharton, was found guilty of second-degree sexual assault and related crimes following a jury trial in Passaic County. Prosecutors said Mejia picked up the minor victim on Aug. 30, 2019, in Prospect Park, and sexually assaulted her. The driver stayed in touch with the victim via text messages over the next several weeks before sexually assaulting her a second time, according to Passaic...