Another victim of abuse from a 'Tinder creep' has come forward, but this time she's been forced to defend herself after suffering slut-shaming.
Bondi man Tom McGuirk was made redundant from his company after sending a series of vile and abusive messages to Aussie woman Ebonie Sanderson, when she politely rejected his advances on Tinder.
Since Sanderson publicly revealed the treatment she received from McGuirk on her Instagram, several other women came forward, including 26-year-old Erin Hinds.
Hinds says she met the serial Tinder dater on the dating app in August and went to his apartment for sex. She told Daily Mail Australia that two days later, he bombarded her with "disgusting and horrendous" messages, similar to those sent to Sanderson, when she said she wasn't interested in pursuing anything further.
"I said: 'Sorry, I have changed my mind. It was fun but we really don't have chemistry.' That is when he flipped the switch," Hinds told the publication. "He went crazy."
"He started calling me a whore and a slut then taking pictures of my friends from social media and sending them to me saying that we are all retards, disgusting whores with bad dental hygiene, and sluts only worth one f**k each."
Since speaking to media, Hinds says she has been hammered with ''slut-shaming" and online abuse from strangers, blaming her for going to McGuirk's house for sex in the first place.
"A few people are saying I shouldn't have gone over to his place or I shouldn't f**k on the first date," she told news.com.au.
"In hindsight maybe not. But that's the same as saying, 'oh she was walking in the park at night, what did she think was going to happen?'
"People still have the same mentality."
On Instagram, Hinds shared screenshots of some of the messages she's been receiving since the Daily Mail article went live, several of which she says she believes are from fake accounts Tom made.
"Don't pretend to be innocent," one text reads. "You f**king guys straight away.
"Not that kind of girl hahaha," another says.
"Tom says hi you dirty liar," reads another.
Hinds says she feels "absolutely horrific and violated".
"2020, and men like this still are around and get to walk free. This is disgusting and horrendous behaviour."
"I want everybody to know this story, and maybe even learn something from it. It's time to stop the slut-shaming, stop the hate. It's 2020, no matter the gender, there will NEVER be a reason to call somebody derogatory terms."
She also said she had received a lot of support from others since sharing her story.
"Thank you again for all the support... it really helps," she added.
One person commented on her Instagram post: "I came here to give support. There is absolutely no shame in having sex. Or even enjoying it."
"Thank you for speaking out for all women and remember we've got your back," wrote another.
McGuirk's former company released a statement after news of his abuse first came to light, with the CEO stating there was "no place in our workplace for someone who treats women with that amount of disrespect".
