Social Media Apps Linked to 2 ISU Sex Crimes

Illinois State University police are investigating two sexual crimes linked to two separate social media apps: Tinder and Snapchat

Police tell us a man attempted to extort a female student with nude images of her. The two met on the dating app Tinder and communicated via Snapchat. That incident was reported Sept. 7.

Later, a sexual assault was reported Sept. 15 involving a victim who said the crime was committed by a male student. The victim said they met on Tinder and talked with via Snapchat.

To be clear, the two cases are unrelated.