Grace Millane at her graduation from Lincoln University.
Detective Inspector Scott Beard, who oversees Auckland City’s adult sexual assault team, said police field a number of reports of sexual offences involving such dating apps as Tinder, Bumble, Grindr and Badoo.
“We also know that sexual or other offending in these scenarios often goes under-reported to police,” he said.
Police are warning people to be vigilant when meeting up after chatting online this summer.
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Detective Inspector Scott Beard, who led the Grace Millane murder investigation, says "rough sex" is not a defence to murder.
They should meet for the first time in a public place and let someone know where they are going and who they are meeting, Beard said.