Man poses as attractive blonde woman, convinces police officer to hand over patrol car

Tyler Rawiri Tetera, then 23 and long fascinated with police, used the car and vest in an elaborate sex-money scam, swindling tens of thousands of dollars in total from three victims. They bought him iPhones, a car, and in at least one case, had sex with him.

They met on Tinder in January 2020 and for nine months, he fooled her into thinking he was a police dog handler and in an undercover role. He eventually returned the car, beat up and needing costly repairs. He never returned the phone. The pair had a romantic relationship between January and September 2020.Using photos stolen from a former policewoman's social media, including her in uniform, he created the Tinder profile of an alluring blonde called Tori and started messaging the second victim, an active police officer called Mr L, in early October 2020.

Later that month, Mr L handed over his spare body armour vest, again under the ruse of Tori's undercover work to insert a listening device in it for placement at a police station. "Mr Tetera presents with a complex offence pathway," the report says, noting his distorted problem-solving and rejection of the consequences of his actions.

Tetera convinced the dad to invest in a watch, promising it would yield a large return when resold. The man took out a bank loan, withdrew money from his children's bank accounts, and transferred $15,000 to Tetera.The Crown initially accused Tetera of duping the security guard into having sex with him by threat, and the case went to trial in late November before a jury.

Tetera played the part of a straight man with an ex-wife and child the whole time they were together, and both of them were acting on instructions from Tori, the man told the court. And these were instructions sent through Snapchat or text from a woman he had never met in real life.

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