Canada- Winnipeg woman sentenced following campaign of harassment against man after one online date, 2024

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'A living nightmare': Winnipeg woman sentenced following campaign of harassment against man after online date

A Winnipeg woman was sentenced to house arrest after a single date with a man she met online culminated in her harassing him for years, and spurred false allegations which resulted in the innocent man being arrested three times.

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''According to court documents, Jennifer Plantz, 34, pleaded guilty to criminal harassment and assault for 22 false police complaints after she claimed a man whom she had met through the dating app, Tinder, had stalked and sexually assaulted her.

“This innocent person was put through hell,” said Provincial Court Judge Raymond Wyant at the sentencing hearing on Monday.''

Plantz and this man’s only date was in 2016 after the two met on Tinder.

Crown attorney, Laura Martin, said the victim attended the date and left immediately after.

“At no point were the two intimate,” said Martin, adding that the meeting was the only consensual contact between the pair.

In 2018, there were some online messages sent, but the pair didn’t see one another again until Feb. 23, 2019, when Plantz gained access to the man’s apartment building by unknown means.''

'Days later, Plantz claimed the man sexually assaulted her at Club Regent Casino and “threatened her, and stalked her.” Video surveillance showed they had no interaction on this night, but before police were able to determine this was a false allegation, a warrant for sexual assault was submitted for his arrest, with Plantz applying for a protection order against him. He spent a night in jail.'

 

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Reminded of the recently released on Netflix and based on a true story, "Baby Reindeer." limited series. So good, but very disturbing. imo.

Apr 2024: Tinder date turns into three-year odyssey of torment

A Tinder date gone wrong sparked a three-year-long campaign of harassment that resulted in an innocent man being arrested three times, spending three nights in jail, and being forced to move three tim...

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''A Tinder date gone wrong sparked a three-year-long campaign of harassment that resulted in an innocent man being arrested three times, spending three nights in jail, and being forced to move three times to escape his tormentor, a court heard Monday.''

“I can no longer answer the door, phone calls, or social media without getting anxiety and fearing that is you or the police coming to harass me again … I can no longer go to places in public without fearing you will be there waiting in some form to make my life miserable or even physically assault me.”–Victim’s impact statement

''Court heard Plantz has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder, has long struggled with substance abuse, particularly of methamphetamine, and has spent long periods living on the street. Her childhood was marked by physical abuse and years spent in foster care.

“I can say the combination of her drug use, homelessness and her mental health issues very much placed her … at rock bottom,” said defence lawyer Tom Rees.''