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Woman tells trial that Tinder date attacked her "like a monster"

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, a 35‑year‑old woman testified that a 36‑year‑old man she met on Tinder attacked her in his car on the UCD campus on 23 July 2014. She had come to Ireland to learn English and had been using Tinder to find people to practise with. After chatting online, the man invited her to meet and offered a drive. She agreed, and he picked her up. While parked near a green area, he turned off the engine, locked the doors and became aggressive, calling her names and attempting to touch her. She tried to resist, struck him, and managed to escape, after which he fled. The case remains before Judge Cormac Quinn and a jury. The man pleaded not guilty to sexual assault.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Woman tells trial that Tinder date attacked her "like a monster". Charges or matters: sexual assault of the foreign national at UCD campus, Belfield, south Dublin on July 23, 2014. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• July 23, 2014 Incident
• June 29 Other
• 2017-11-22 Publication

Why: Speaking through a translator, the woman told the jury that she became upset at this text from the defendant "because it wasn't my intention". CNI source report

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report