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WATCH: Winnipeg taxi driver under investigation, accused of asking passenger for sex

WATCH: Global's Lorraine Nickel brings you more after a Winnipeg cab driver allegedly tried to solicit sex from a woman – Feb 25, 2016

WINNIPEG — Sherri Shorting is in shock after a cab driver allegedly tried to solicit sex from her sister. An investigation is now underway.

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“She was really insulted, she was very upset,” Shorting said exclusively to Global News on Thursday. “She said well he told me he’d give me back my $10 if I had sex with him.”

Shorting’s sister is 33-years-old but was too distraught to speak on camera Thursday, but spoke to police about what happened.

Shorting’s sister paid a Unicity cab driver $10 to take her to 7-11 to get snacks around 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning. When she got back home she claims the driver offered to give her the money back in exchange for sex.

Shorting witnessed the conversation watching it from her front door.

“She said to him, ‘so you’re telling me you’ll give me back my $10 if I have sex with you?’ and he said ‘yeah’ and she said ‘really?’ and he said ‘yeah’ he said it twice,” Shorting said.

Shorting got the cab number and tried to snap a photo but then the driver saw her.

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“He saw my phone out the door and he rolled up the window and took off,” Shorting said.

She immediately called police and the taxi company to complain but says she spent most of her night comforting her distraught sister.

Winnipeg police say they’re investigating the complaint and the Taxi Cab Board confirms it is reviewing the cab’s video surveillance and launched its own investigation into the conduct of the 24-year-old male cab driver.

“They’ll usually call the driver in and the car and speak to the dispatch company, take statements from all the parties involved,” said David Sanders, Chair of the Taxi Cab Board.

If the driver is found to have done something wrong, he could be fired.

“We’re just fed up with this kind of treatment.”

This kind of behaviour doesn’t surprise Jackie Traverse.

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She started a safe ride program for indigenous women a month ago, now they can’t keep up with demand.

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“A lot of time people fear to speak out because they think people won’t believe them,” said Traverse.

But Shorting isn’t afraid to speak up but plans to use the safe ride service from now on.

“I don’t even want to take cabs anymore, not after this,” said Shorting.

The Taxi Cab Board and police couldn’t say how long it’ll take them to complete the investigations.

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