A man known as the "rideshare rapist" has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for pretending to be a rideshare driver to lure women into his car and sexually assault them. Orlando Vilchez Lazo, 44, received six life sentences from a San Francisco court, according to the San Francisco County district attorney's office. He was convicted on multiple counts, including kidnapping with intent to commit rape, rape by force or fear, and sexual penetration with a foreign object. These crimes spanned several years and involved multiple victims. Lazo allegedly began targeting women in 2013, when rideshare services like Lyft and Uber were still growing in popularity. He would approach women leaving bars and nightclubs, posing as a rideshare driver and offering them a ride. Once inside his vehicle, he would drive them to secluded areas and sexually assault them, prosecutors said. His first known attack occurred in 2013, when he picked up a 21-year-old college student leaving a bar in San Francisco’s Mission District. He drove her to an abandoned industrial area, locked the car door, and raped her. This case remained unsolved for years until a DNA sample collected from Lazo during a 2018 assault helped investigators link him to the earlier attack. In 2018, Lazo reportedly raped a 22-year-old woman and assaulted two others between May and June. One of the victims escaped during the attack, leading to his arrest in July of that year. The investigation then connected Lazo to the 2013 assault, revealing a pattern of abuse that had continued for years. At the time of his arrest, Lazo was working as a Lyft driver. Despite being an undocumented immigrant from Peru, he had passed the company’s background check, according to the Los Angeles Times. Lyft later said Lazo had "fraudulently represented himself" to drive for the platform and deactivated his account shortly after his arrest. Lazo will be deported back to Peru if and when he is ever released from prison, according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. His case has drawn attention to the vulnerabilities in background checks for rideshare drivers and the risks women face when using these services. The case also highlights the importance of DNA evidence in solving crimes that may go unsolved for years.