JUDGE (ACTOR): „You came across your subjects through matchmaking software where anyone look for lovers either for transactional sexual encounters or for even more significant interactions. These an internet business produces a fertile surroundings where predators can wander. Once your victims fell into your orbit these were made hostage and used hostage towards dysfunctional characteristics.“
KATHERINE GREGORY: Lauren and Stacey had been alleviated that Hartland had been jailed. But now, they’ve got various other questions. Like.. why was Hartland permitted to use internet dating software and social media marketing even after he was billed. The women state they’ve got research he had been even using the programs as he was actually from bail. They tell me it had been merely once they sent a letter into the Victorian attorneys General whining with this your legal at long last quit Hartland by using the programs – simply months before he was sentenced.
LAUREN WHEELER: he was abusing and harassing lady online incessantly. KATHERINE GREGORY: ended up being this throughout the software or?LAUREN WHEELER: this is exactly on all programs like he was respected on each sorts of social media that existed. STACEY: right-up to when he had been really remanded, he was still web using additional names. And that is what exactly is shocking, that, you know, these predators can recreate by themselves.
KATHERINE GREGORY: if say, you know, after when you had opted and offered their statement. And police had intervened and cracked upon their activity using the internet. Do you think he might have averted more assault? STACEY: Of CourseLAUREN WHEELER: Absolutely. STACEY: Completely. And do you think I don’t live with the guilt everyday of maybe not following those expenses upfront.
As well as do not think the other two subjects did sometimes. They thought law enforcement and/or process of law would order him not to utilize the app. Stacey and Lauren just don’t understand just why police force didn’t assist Tinder, to prevent Hartland’s task.
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LAUREN WHEELER: what type of evidence do you want? Because, you realize, we’d evidence of him prowling on the web. There seemed to be without doubt that after you two reported him, he upset against me.KATHERINE GREGORY: Do you really believe that law enforcement must be able to work much more directly with your dating firms to track anyone like your? STACEY: I Do Believe so. Hundred-percent. %, due to the fact, you know, people’s physical lives are at stake.
KATHERINE GREGORY: Hi Craig could you listen to me? I think you are going to must switch the movie off coz it makes use of an excessive amount of internet 
.CRAIG GYE: Ah would be that just what problem is, is-it? KATHERINE GREGORY: YeahCRAIG GYE: Okay (scratchy looks) just how’s that?KATHERINE GREGORY: that is close, (crackle) that is a lot better (crackle)
KATHERINE GREGORY: Lauren and Stacey believe the authorities and court would prevent Hartland obtaining back once again about software. but that didn’t take place.
KATHERINE GREGORY: Craig Gye informs me more intimate assaults is happening after folk meet on dating programs. But his professionals try a bit hamstrung.
KATHERINE GREGORY: this example elevates large questions regarding how police and online dating application firms organize to avoid recurring offenders from continuing to utilize these networks to get sufferers
CRAIG GYE: how exactly we would prevent the perpetrator from using an online dating software. There is not actually a lot we can easily create about that uh. going forward. And now we only needed to treat the investigation since it is. KATHERINE GREGORY: you state it’s not possible to you can’t carry out a great deal about stopping the culprit acquiring back on line. Why is that? CRAIG GYE: We can check out courtroom with these people, but we cannot subsequently say to them, it’s not possible to. There’s not a lot we are able to would about them subsequently re-engaging on another on-line program.