PR NEWSWIRE -- Nov 3 -- TRUEfiled a lawsuit against convicted sex offender Dr. Robert Wells of
Walnut Creek, California who was convicted in 2001 of attempted lewd
and lascivious acts with a child under 14 years. Upon becoming a member
of TRUE, Dr. Wells claimed he was not a felon. TRUE is seeking a
permanent injunction preventing Dr. Wells from accessing the TRUE.com
website and contacting its members. In addition, TRUE believes
that Dr. Wells violated federal wire fraud laws when he falsely
represented himself to TRUE and its members as a non-felon. "When
I founded this company, I made a commitment to our members that we
would do our best to create a wholesome environment for courtship --
one that includes a safer dating experience," said Herb Vest,
TRUE's founder and CEO. "We continue to lead the industry by
implementing criminal background and marital screening to help weed out
potentially dangerous individuals. Our criminal background
screening covers approximately 94% of all U.S. felonies and over 170
million criminal records, but it cannot catch every criminal...Our
member safety program also relies heavily on feedback from our
members...I challenge the rest of the online relationship and dating
industry to follow our lead and show a similar concern for their
members' safety." RELEASE @ PR NEWSWIRE

Mark Brooks:
Wow, they actually did it, they're suing a user! Your comments
please. Which mainstream online dating site is going to introduce
background checks next?