Update – Cardiologist Stephen Matthews Sentenced to 158 Years for Drugging, S.xual..Y A..ault..g Colorado Women He Met on Dating Apps
Update – Sentencing
Here is a full update on my prior video and post – “What Can Happen Dating Apps.: Jury Finds Denver Cardiologist Stephen Matthews Guilty of S.X A..ault.s”
Here is the video you can watch on CBS CO News about this:
Cardiologist Stephen Matthews sentenced to 158 years for drugging, sexually assaulting Colorado women he met on dating apps Cardiologist Stephen Matthews sentenced to 158 years for drugging, sexually assaulting Colorado women he met on dating apps – CBS Colorado (cbsnews.com)
A Denver judge on Friday sentenced former doctor Stephen Matthews to 158 years behind bars for drugging 10 women he met on dating apps and then sexually assaulting eight of them. The sentence, which equates to life behind bars…
‘”Evidence in this case is overwhelming,”’ said Judge Eric Johnson as he pronounced the sentence and addressed Matthews directly.
In August, a jury convicted Matthews of luring women to his west Denver townhouse while on dates, then spiking their drinks with an unknown substance. He met the women on popular dating apps like Hinge and Tinder.
Many of the women said after Matthews drugged them during dates between 2019 and 2023, he then tried to “gaslight” them, trying to convince them that whatever happened was their fault, suggesting they drank too much or couldn’t hold their liquor.
Prior to Sentencing
Here is the video you can watch on CBS CO News about this when sentencing was done:
The woman, Allie, 34, says her “date” with Matthews in January 2023
Woman calls date with convicted Denver cardiologist Stephen Matthews “Scariest day of my life. I thought I might die” – CBS Colorado (cbsnews.com)
Allie said while she lost memory after having a drink at Matthews’ west Denver townhome, she did not believe she was sexually assaulted but believes she was drugged.
‘”I was excited to go on a first date and get to know him,”’ she said, after the two connected via the Hinge app.
She said she liked that he was a doctor whose profile showed he was a dog owner who enjoyed the outdoors. Allie works in the health care field, is a dog owner and also enjoys hiking.
But after meeting Matthews at a bar for a drink, she agreed to walk with him to his townhome to let his dog out.
She said she summoned an Uber and vomited ‘”uncontrollably”’ while in the car.
The following day, Allie went to an urgent care center in Denver, hoping to get tested to see if she had been slipped a date-rape drug. She said after 20 minutes, the center said they did not have the supplies to do a drug test.
‘”I felt completely dismissed,”’ said Allie, ‘”like they weren’t taking this seriously.”’
She believes urgent care centers like the one she visited need to be better equipped to handle women who believe they have been drugged.
Allie says she has ‘”no doubt”’ there are more victims of Matthews who have not come forward or have not been identified. She pointed to the volume of women Matthews was meeting on dating apps.
Update – Cardiologist Stephen Matthews Sentenced to 158 Years for Drugging, S.xual..Y A..ault..g Colorado Women He Met on Dating Apps