A man has now been accused twice of raping women after meeting them via Tinder and Hinge. So that raises the question, how dangerous is it really to swipe right?
I think that emotional deceptions are more common. And Miriam has a good reason to be scared of dating apps, considering earlier this week, year-old James Christian Andrew Johnston was charged with raping a woman he met on Tinder. The victim allegedly went to his apartment, where they initially agreed to have sex.
But, court documents say Johnston then raped her. Friday morning, Johnston was in court again after another woman told police she too was a victim. Allegedly the woman met Johnston through the dating app Hinge and invited him to her apartment.
According to court documents, she agreed to consensual sex, but when it got aggressive, she resisted. At that point, Johnston allegedly slapped the victim in the face and continued the sexual intercourse. Johnston was also allegedly taking out a trash bag that was later seized. The contents of the bag allegedly included women's lingerie, used injection-type needles, cleaning implements, and an American Airlines plane ticket bearing Johnston's name.
Court documents state police were able to track Johnston down in his car, where they found multiple duffle bags in the back of the vehicle. How people meet each other has just changed. Anderson is a detective sergeant with Bozeman Police.
