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Woman says she was raped by eHarmony date

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Jan 16, 2016

Police are investigating a possible rape at or near the Port Authority bus terminal in New York, according to CBS News.

Officers said the woman arranged to meet a man she met on the dating site eHarmony by taking a bus into the city.

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The woman got to the terminal and, allegedly, the man said he had a weapon and forced her to downstairs under the Port Authority. Officers think the suspect eventually took the woman to an abandoned subway tunnel to attack her.

The woman went found her way out after the alleged attack and contacted a nearby firefighter. The firefighter then contacted police.

The woman was treated at a nearby hospital.

eHarmony said in a statement that they have not been contacted by authorities about the case, but that they will cooperate with law enforcement, if asked.

"We were shocked and saddened to learn about this tragic situation and are in the process of looking into it," the statement said. "We use industry-leading technologies and a team of experts to screen potential users with the objective of keeping those with ill intent out of our ecosystem."

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