Woman suing Match.com after alleged rape by sex offender

An unidentified female Hollywood executive and other Match.com members are filing a civil suit against the online dating site.  She claims she was brutally sexually assaulted by another Match.com member who had been convicted of sexual battery six seperate times.

Attorney Mark L. Webb represents the woman who is identified in the suit only as "Jane Doe."  Webb said his client met the suspect last year at a Hollywood cafe after finding each other on Match.com.  She agreed to see him for a second date.  That's when the suspect allegedly followed her home and raped her.

After the alleged assault, the woman went online and found the suspect had been convicted of several counts of sexual battery, Webb said.  The woman said in a statement released through her attorney, "This horrific ordeal completely blindsided me because I had considered myself savvy about online dating safety."

The suit asks for temporary restraining order requesting no more members be signed up for Match.com until there's a way to screen sexual predators.  Match.com called the alleged incident "horrifying," but said cases like this are extremely rare.