QLD:Police hunt net predator who drugged women

AAP General News (Australia)
04-07-2011
QLD:Police hunt net predator who drugged women

BRISBANE, April 7 AAP - Queensland police are urging other possible victims of a sexual
predator to come forward after receiving three complaints from female students who say
they were assaulted.

Police are questioning a man over the attacks which happened over three nights - April
2, 3 and 5 - in the Brisbane suburb of Mount Coo-tha.

They allege the 37-year-old Murrarie man lured the women by posting a message on a
social networking website then, after meeting them in Brisbane city, he drove them to
Mount Coo-tha where he drugged and assaulted them.

"We're interested in anyone out there who may be the victim of a similar type of assault
or has information that may be able to assist us with our investigations," Detective Inspector
Bob Hytch told reporters in Brisbane.

"We believe from the nature of our inquiries to date that there is most likely other
people out there who may not have come forward and we ask that they do come forward because
we greatly need their assistance."

He said the victims were all Asian students who are mainly in Australia to study English.

Det Hytch said the victims were all young adults who had complained separately about
the assaults and it was from there that the police could find links between all them.

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