Fetlife fan ‘The Wolf’ charged with multiple rape of woman he arranged to meet in hotel


Source: Dailytelegraph.com.au.


AUSTRALIA – KINGS CROSS – A MAN who goes by the moniker “The Wolf” in the online Bondage, Domination, Sadism and Masochism community has been charged for allegedly raping a 21-year-old woman multiple times at a CBD hotel.

Liam Gordon Murphy, 41, who is understood to have “legendary status” among Sydney’s online BDSM community according to a police source, met the woman through the website Fetlife.

The website boasts more than five million members that share 27 million photos and has 338, 512 videos. It bills itself as “kinky heaven”.

“Fetlife is the social network for the BDSM, fetish and kinky community. Like Facebook, but run by kinksters like you and me. We think it is more fun that way. Don’t you?” Its website reads.

The pair met at a Kings Cross hotel on August 21, 2015 but the planned sexual encounter allegedly got out of hand. Police allege Murphy raped the woman twice and attempted to rape her once.

Officers arrested Mr Murphy at his Little Bay home on Tuesday seizing several computers and other items for “forensic analysis”.

He was charged two counts of aggravated sexual assault (inflict actual bodily harm) and one count of attempted aggravated sexual assault (inflict actual bodily harm).

Police granted him bail to appear at Downing Centre Local Court in December.

His bail conditions state he must not use the website www.fetlife.com “by any means whatsoever including through a third person”.

He must also not “make any adjustments, or allow third parties to make adjustments, to the current Fetlife account ‘The Wolf””.

Mr Murphy must report to police daily and not go near international departure points.

Fetlife’s website says it has 108,292 groups who participate in 6.6 million “discussions” that attend nearly 500,000 “events”

Police believe “The Wolf” may have more alleged victims and have urged anyone who believes they were assaulted to contact police.

“Any person who believes they have been assaulted should report the matter to police. Reports can be made at any police station,” Kings Cross Crime Manager, Detective Inspector Robert Allison

“Investigations are continuing and anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Kings Cross Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.”

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