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Florida man who allegedly lured women with dating app could have more victims: authorities

First publishedJul 18, 12:00 UTC
Last updatedJul 18, 13:15 UTC · 9m ago
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Palm Beach County authorities are asking women to come forward if they’ve had encounters with a Florida man who allegedly met victims through online dating platforms.The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office made the request on July 14, five months after responding to a sexual battery investigation at a Florida hospital. The victim said she’d met her alleged attacker, Stephen Hakim, on Hinge.

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Palm Beach County authorities are asking women to come forward if they’ve had encounters with a Florida man who allegedly met victims through online dating platforms.The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office made the request on July 14, five months after responding to a sexual battery investigation at a Florida hospital. The victim said she’d met her alleged attacker, Stephen Hakim, on Hinge. Detectives later matched Hakim’s DNA to specimens found on the victim, according to court documents.Toxicology testing detected multiple sleeping drugs in samples of the woman’s blood and urine. She didn’t take those substances, she told deputies.Hakim, of Delray Beach, was arrested and charged with sexual assault on July 8.

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Palm Beach County authorities are asking women to come forward if they’ve had encounters with a Florida man who allegedly met victims through online dating platforms.The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office made the request on July 14, five months after responding to a sexual battery investigation at a Florida hospital. The victim said she’d met her alleged attacker, Stephen Hakim, on Hinge.
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