Tinder Rapist Parole Bid Stuns LA Victim

The case never reached trial. In 2023, Werner accepted a no-contest plea to one felony assault count and one misdemeanor sexual battery count. He received probation and was ordered to register as a sex offender, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. Astrof said she kept pushing investigators and prosecutors because she believed he was still ignoring court rules. She said she repeatedly warned officials that he was traveling out of state and returning to the same pattern of using false names to contact women online.

Those warnings later proved important. Werner was eventually sent to prison after the judge found he had violated probation three times. Astrof said she finally felt some relief when the four-year sentence was handed down. But that feeling faded when she checked his prison status and saw the parole listing. She said she even spoke with two detectives on the case two days earlier, and both told her they did not know why the parole process was moving forward.

The actress said the experience has made her feel exposed and ignored. She accused Los Angeles and California’s criminal justice system of handling the case too lightly and criticized Democratic Judge Serena Raquel Murillo for approving the plea deal. Murillo was nominated as a federal district judge by former President Joe Biden in November 2024 and appointed in January 2025. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office declined to comment, and Murillo did not respond to a request.

Astrof is now urging any other women who say they were targeted by Werner to come forward so his record cannot be brushed aside. For readers, the case is a sharp reminder that parole decisions, probation enforcement, and repeat sexual predators can have real consequences far beyond the courtroom. The next development to watch is whether Werner is actually released in October, and whether any additional victims step forward before then.