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‘Are We Dating the Same Guy?’ Facebook group leads to arrest of West Linn resident

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Source: West Linn Tidings

Nicholas Donohue has pleaded guilty to two counts of coercion, one count of assault and one count of attempted coercion after being arrested by the West Linn Police Department. Donohue, 47, is a West Linn resident and was arrested after reports of allegedly illegal behavior on dating apps and a connection made in the public Facebook group “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” Four cases, involving four women, were opened investigating Donohue for a variety of dating-related crimes. “During the investigation, four separate cases were opened involving four women who had met Donohue through online dating apps and reported assaultive, abusive, and/or coercive behavior,” WLPD said in a press release. Donohue was sentenced to 70 days in jail, three years of supervised probation and required participation in substance abuse and batterer intervention programs. He is also restricted from using online dating apps and websites.

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