APPLETON — A Wisconsin man is accused of stalking a person and using a dating app to send strangers to their home.
Matthew J. Huebschman, 30, is charged with one count of stalking, according to an October 30 Facebook post by the Appleton Police Department.
The charge stems from what police say was a “yearlong pattern of disturbing and intrusive behavior.”
According to police, Huebschman used the dating app Grindr to pose as another person, who police say he was stalking.
He pretended to be the victim, directed the men he met on the dating app to go to the victim’s home and directed them to go inside when they arrived, police said.
For more than a year, numerous men went to the victim’s home, according to police.
“This sustained harassment created a persistent sense of fear and distress for the victim and their household,” police said.
As the men arrived at the home, Huebschman would be nearby watching, which is ultimately what led to his arrest, according to police.
Huebschman was given a cash bond of $10,000 and is due back in court November 7.
Appleton is about a 105-mile drive northwest from Milwaukee.
By JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ/McClatchy News
Jennifer Rodriguez is a McClatchy National Real-Time reporter covering the Central and Midwest regions. She joined McClatchy in 2023 after covering local news in Youngstown, Ohio, for over six years. Jennifer has made several achievements in her journalism career, including receiving the Robert R. Hare Award in English, the Emerging Leader Justice and Equality Award, the Regional Edward R. Murrow Award and the Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan Award.
