An Uber executive who obtained the medical records of a woman who was raped by an Uber driver is no longer with the company, in the latest scandal involving the ride-hailing service.

The bombshell report from the tech news website Recode paints an ugly picture of Uber, which was already reeling by sexism accusations this year.

Uber driver Shiv Kumar Yadav was convicted of raping the 26-year old woman in New Delhi, India in December of 2014.  At the time, the company said "sexual assault is a terrible crime and we're pleased he has now been brought to justice".  Yadav was sentenced to life in prison; the victim sued Uber and settled out of court.

But behind the scenes, Uber was suspicious of the woman's accusation and wondered if a rival ride-sharing service was behind it.  Eric Alexander, who ran Uber's business in Asia, obtained the victim's medical records as part of an investigation and shared that information with chief executive Travis Kalanick more than a year ago, according to the Recode report.  Senior vice president Emil Michael reportedly also saw the information. 

It's not clear if the records were obtained legally.  And even though 20 or so Uber employees were sacked earlier this week in a wider investigation into sexism, discrimination, and bullying infesting the corporate culture, Alexander was not among them.  Uber didn't fire him until Recode called up looking for comment on the story. 

Some Uber staffers aren't happy about the way this is playing out.  "(CEO) Travis (Kalanick) never should have looked at the report and he should have fired (Alexander) immediately," said one executive who chose to remain anonymous.

Uber declined to comment further.