Woman ‘trolled’ for 12 years by vengeful online date wins damages

Lindsey Goldrick Dean was harassed for more than a decade by man she dumped after a handful of dates

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A woman who was subjected to 12-year campaign of online harassment by a man she met on a dating website has won damages in a “landmark” ruling.

Lindsey Goldrick Dean met Paul Curran in late 2004 through The Guardian’s Soulmates online dating platform

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