A Colorado cardiologist was accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met on the dating app “Hinge” and was arrested when he showed up in court this week after 9 more alleged victims came forward.
A Colorado cardiologist was accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met on a dating app – and was arrested when he showed up in court this week after nine more alleged victims came forward, authorities said.
Dr. Stephen Matthews, 35, was charged in March with three felony counts of sexual assault for an alleged date rape of a woman he met on Hinge in January, CBS News Colorado reported.
When he appeared for a preliminary hearing on Monday, police showed up and handcuffed him while he was outside the Denver courtroom and talking to his family.
He was hauled off to jail and slapped with 13 additional felony counts involving nine more women.
Denver DA rep Carolyn Tyler confirmed to CBS News Colorado that the women had come forward in recent weeks. All told, Matthews is facing charges of sexual assault on a helpless victim, sexual assault without consent, sexual assault on an incapable victim and second-degree assault involving drugging women.
While several of the cases in the affidavit have been previously reported by CBS News Colorado, most are being revealed for the first time with remarkably similar stories. All of them say that they met Matthews via various dating apps.
One woman says she met Matthews for a date on Jan. 25, 2023 and had one alcoholic drink at a bar then went back to his home. She said he made her a drink but after consuming part of it, was “off balance. She remembered him filming her at one point. She remembered him kissing her and then she blacked out,” according to the affidavit. She said she has little memory of what happened but believes Matthews sexually assaulted her “but has no memory of it.”While several of the cases in the affidavit have been previously reported by CBS News Colorado, most are being revealed for the first time with remarkably similar stories. All of them say that they met Matthews via various dating apps.
One woman says she met Matthews for a date on Jan. 25, 2023 and had one alcoholic drink at a bar then went back to his home. She said he made her a drink but after consuming part of it, was “off balance. She remembered him filming her at one point. She remembered him kissing her and then she blacked out,” according to the affidavit. She said she has little memory of what happened but believes Matthews sexually assaulted her “but has no memory of it.”
A magistrate ruled Tuesday that Matthews’ phone, which was seized Monday, could not be immediately searched by investigators because it may contain privileged information between Matthews and his attorney. Magistrate Arnie Beckman issued a protective order prohibiting police or prosecutors from examining Matthews’ phone.
“There’s a multitude of issues,” said Beckman during a Tuesday morning court appearance.
Matthews is being held in the Denver jail without bond pending another hearing Friday morning.
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