Brisbane woman's jilted ex allegedly posed as her on sex sites
The alleged actions of a jilted ex-lover left a Brisbane woman living in fear for years as dozens of men turned up to her house expecting sex.
She was described variously as a "gangbang slut" and "no limit slave" who deserved "extreme punishment" as the man allegedly impersonated her on multiple adult websites, all without her knowledge.
*Linda said she first went to police in 2011 about the frightening visits, which she said eventually extended to members of adult websites being told to "come and rape me".
But nothing was done.
The mother-of-one was scared for herself and her three-year-old son, who she was pregnant with when the random men first started knocking on her door.
They turned up under the impression she was ready to be used, abused and even tortured, based on profiles on websites including AdultFriendFinder and HomemadeBDSM.
"(I was) absolutely just sickeningly frightened," the woman said.
"Not only for myself but also for my young child.
Signs and security put up by Robyn Night and her husband in response to dozens of visits from men expecting sex.
"So much so that we've put surveillance cameras on the house so we know who's coming to the front gate and who's coming to the front door."
Linda and her husband put signs up on the front gate warning off internet-led visitors. She even considered moving away and changing her name and phone number to escape the call-outs.
The Brisbane woman said she'd been to four police stations and a police beat but was told every time police couldn't help her.
It wasn't until a month ago when her husband started emailing Police Commissioner Ian Stewart and Police Minister Jo-Ann Miller with her complaints that an investigation was launched.
That was on September 21. The Minister's officer referred the complaint to police the next day.
After four years of living in fear of being raped or assaulted in her own home, it took police less than a month to track down the alleged culprit.
On Thursday, detectives from Acacia Ridge Criminal Investigation Branch charged one of Linda's ex-partners, a 41-year-old from Redland Bay, with stalking.
CIB Detective Sergeant Tim Bosgra said they were able to trace the alleged offender through the many online profiles he'd allegedly set up.
"Police are alleging that he has used the identity of the victim and purported that the victim has invited degrading and violent sexual assault," he said.
The Brisbane woman was full of praise for the efforts of Sergeant Bosgra, his officers, and the police minister but furious her complaints had taken so long to be taken seriously.
"I was very frustrated about the fact that they had blown me off for like four years and they could have stopped it four years ago," Linda said.
"I had men turning up on my doorstep expecting to have sex with me.
"I was like 36 weeks pregnant and a guy turned up."
She called for more police resources and more government attention to be devoted to investigating online stalking and harassment.
Police are investigating how it took so long for the complaints to be investigated.
Sergeant Bosgra said he was aware of complaints about how long police took to act but couldn't speak to the actions of officers at other stations.
Sergeant Bosgra encouraged anyone who felt their case wasn't being taken seriously to make a formal complaint with their local station.
"You're entitled to be given the name of the officer investigating your case and you're entitled to make and maintain contact with the officer investigating," he said.