LA Rapist Posed As Woman On Dating App To Lure, Attack Men: LAPD

LOS ANGELES, CA – A Los Angeles man was arrested on suspicion of drugging and sexually assaulting three men who thought they were meeting up with a woman through a dating app, the Los Angeles Police Department announced Wednesday. Police are asking for additional victims to come forward.

On Tuesday, the LAPD arrested 32-year-old Aadrian Evelyn on suspicion of three counts of sexual assault. He's being held at the Los Angeles County jail $300,000 bail. Police allege Evelyn created elaborate dating profiles to lure his victims.

"According to the victims, they responded to an online dating app, believing that they were communicating with a female. The female then sent pictures and sexually suggestive texts that made the victims believe that they were going to go to the female’s residence and engage in a sexual encounter," LAPD detectives said in a written release. "Instead, when the victims arrived, they were met by Evelyn, who claimed to be a friend of the female."

Detectives believe Evelyn drugged the men sodomized them while they were unconscious.

"Victim statements and DNA evidence were used to link Evelyn to the assaults," according to the LAPD. "Detectives believe that there may be more victims who have yet to come forward and are hoping that the arrest of Evelyn will encourage them to report their experience."

Possible victims are urged to call detectives at 213-996- 1837, 877-LAPD-247, or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.