Ex-The Block star Suzi Taylor made an appearance in court today after being charged with extorting a Tinder date and holding him against his will.
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Suzi – who won $349,000 with friend Yvonne Cosier during the 2015 season of the Nine show – has been accused of “honey potting”. The reality is said to have seduced her victim via Tinder and the assaulted him for money.
The 49-year-old appeared in court today along with 22-year-old associate Ali Ebrahimi.
According to police, a 33-year-old man visited a home in the Brisbane suburb of New Farm just after midnight on October 30 after meeting Taylor.
Shortly after entering the property, Taylor demanded money from her Tinder date.
“When the man didn’t comply, another man allegedly entered the room and assaulted the 33-year-old man and held him against his will,” police said in a statement.
“The woman also allegedly assaulted the man before the pair forced the man to undertake an online transaction.
“The pair then allegedly stole his bank card and withdrew a sum of money.”
The former reality star and the younger man have both been charged with extortion with intent to gain benefit with threat of detriment, deprivation of liberty, assault occasioning bodily harm and possessing dangerous drugs.
Taylor was denied bail and she will remain in jail until her next court appearance on November 25.
