Man accused of raping woman he met on dating app appears in court

Mar 24, 2015 - 06:16
Mar 24, 2015 - 06:29
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Man accused of raping woman he met on dating app appears in court
Devin Hartman

A woman says she was raped, and possibly drugged, by a man she had just met using a popular dating app.

Prosecutors say the married father of three used a fake name and had hundreds of interactions with women using the dating website OKCupid’s app.

One woman he met came forward and said she was raped.

Devin Hartman, 40, appeared before a judge Monday in a Fulton County courtroom.

He is charged with raping a 26-year-old woman he had just met on the OKCupid dating app.

She said she blacked out after having a few drinks with the man she knew as Zach Anderson at a bar in midtown Atlanta last June.

"He didn't give any statements as to what happened to her, police said.

Atlanta police's special victim's unit commander said the victim woke up on her doorstep, missing items, and missing time.

She went to the hospital the next day and called police.

"What led to closure of this investigation was that we had a courageous victim that did come forward in a timely fashion," police said. "There are details about the investigation that leads us to believe that the sexual assault happened possibly in one of the vehicles."

Police said Hartman was very active as Anderson on OK Cupid, using the fake profile to interact with many women.

Police said there are no other allegations of sexual assault so far.

Investigators said they want any other possible victims to come forward. 

"He does have a profile on that app and has used it more than this one time, as Zach Anderson," police said.

During Monday’s hearing, Hartman told a judge his family was trying to find him a new lawyer.

His bond hearing was put off for about two weeks.

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Mike Gallagher Freelance writer with a passion for travelling