Sex crimes link to Tinder, Grindr

13 January 2016 - 09:12

By The Daily Telegraph

Crimes linked to dating apps Tinder and Grindr, including rape, child-sex grooming and attempted murder, have increased seven-fold in only two years. More than 400 offences with a connection to users of the apps were reported to police last year and campaigners warned that many more were unreported.

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