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Authorities use dating site to capture sex assault suspect

Associated Press
By Associated Press
1 Min Read April 19, 2019 | 7 years Ago
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CINNAMINSON, N.J. — Authorities say a New Jersey man sexually assaulted a Philadelphia woman he met through an online dating site, but they then used the site to capture him.

Cinnaminson police say Jerell Manson used the site to entice the woman to travel to southern Jersey on Monday. They say the 22-year-old Florence man drove her to a remote area of Cinnaminson, attacked her and tossed her out of his car while keeping some of her personal items.

The victim soon flagged down a passing motorist and was taken to a hospital.

Authorities were able to determine the location where the attack occurred and found some of her belongings there, including her driver’s license.

Police used the site to get Manson travel to Cinnaminson on Wednesday, thinking he was meeting a woman. They searched his vehicle and found the victim’s license.

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