A disturbing case in California is raising concerns about the dangers of internet dating. A Los Angeles woman filed a lawsuit against the dating site Match.com, claiming she was sexually assaulted by a man she met on the site.

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The woman, who declined to show her face or be identified, said that after the assault, she discovered her alleged attacker had been charged with other sex offenses. She filed a civil suit against Match.com that wants to require the site to run background checks on its members.

A Match.com attorney countered that with over 1 million members, that wouldn't be practical, and the company couldn't guarantee no one would slip through the cracks.