Paul Guadalupe Gonzales, known as the dine-and-dasher, has accepted a plea deal in connection with him allegedly leaving women with pricey dinner bills

Police said Gonzales, 45, used dating apps to meet women, would ask them out for dinner and then hurry out of the restaurant after eating, leaving them to pay

He was sentenced to 120 days in county jail, and three years of probation, during which the court ordered him to stay off of Plenty of Fish and Bumble dating sites

The 'dine-and-dash dater' is said to have milked women out of more than $950

Paul Guadalupe Gonzales was dubbed the 'dine-and-dash dater' after he fled a string of restaurants leaving his date with the bill

A California man who asked women out on dates and then left them with the pricey bill has been sentenced to jail time and prohibited from using dating apps after coming to a plea agreement with prosecutors.

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Paul Guadalupe Gonzales, 45, was sentenced to 120 days in county jail, and three years of probation, during which the court ordered him to stay off of Plenty of Fish and Bumble dating sites.

The infamous 'dine-and-dash dater' is believed to have defrauded anywhere between 10 and 18 women out of more than $950 between May 2016 and April 2018, by luring them to lavish restaurants, running up a high bill and then excusing himself with the promise of a speedy return, only to disappear and never pay any portion of the tab.

He pleaded no contest on Tuesday to three misdemeanor counts of defrauding an innkeeper by nonpayment and one misdemeanor count of petty theft, the Los Angeles County District Attorney said.

'I think justice has been served,' Carol Meredith, a model from Valencia, California who said she was duped by Gonzales, told the New York Daily News.

'I don’t know if that sentence will deter him. He might go to another state and use an alias. But there’s always karma. I believe in karma.'

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Diane Guilmette (pictured) said she met Gonzales in 2016 and he asked her to meet him at Morton's Steakhouse before leaving her with a $163 bill

Carol Meredith (pictured) said in May that Gonzales pulled the same scheme on her

If karma is real, then Gonzales has a world of hurt coming to him.

Authorities say the man used dating apps to meet women, asked them to meet him for dinner at a wide range of restaurants and then left without paying any part of the bill.

Deputy District Attorney Michael Fern said multiple women ended up paying themselves when Gonzales stuck them with the dinner bill after they connected on a dating app, and in two cases restaurants picked up the check.

Meredith first came forward in May, accusing Gonzales of asking her to meet him at a Mexican restaurant for a date and then skipping out on the bill.

She told Inside Edition that Gonzales was using the fake name 'Mike' on his Bumble dating profile and 'knew all the right things to say'.

'That's what really makes me angry inside,' she said, reflecting on their disastrous date.

The court ordered Gonzales to stay off of Bumble and Plenty of Fish while he's on probation, which he's been sentenced to for the next three years

Meredith said she met Gonzales on Bumble, where he used a fake name with his profile

Model Carol Meredith said when she arrived to Mercado Gonzales had already eaten but ordered more food, and then after finishing the food, he excused himself from the table and never came back

Meredith said Gonzales presented himself online as a fun-loving and adventurous man who was looking for a serious relationship.

'I'm very fun, positive, humorous and adventurous. I love sports, music, water sports and traveling, and dining out and try new things,' the bio on his profile read, according to Inside Edition. 'Looking for someone to be super adventurous and create a lot of memories and smiles together. Please SWIPE LEFT if u just want to hook up. Not my style #TooClassy.'

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Gonzales had his occupation listed as a sports and physical education expert.

When Meredith arrived to Mercado for their date, Gonzales told her that he already finished a full meal but was still hungry, so he then proceeded to order a steak dinner, she said.

After he finished eating Gonzales excused himself from the table and never came back, Meredith said. The manager at Mercado took care of Meredith's meal so she did not have to pay.

The infamous 'dine-and-dash dater' is believed to have defrauded anywhere between 10 and 18 women out of more than $950 between May 2016 and April 2018

The infamous 'dine-and-dash dater' is believed to have defrauded anywhere between 10 and 18 women out of more than $950 between May 2016 and April 2018

Another woman named Michelle told CBS Los Angeles the same thing happened to her when she met Gonzales online and he asked her to meet him at Smitty's Bar and Grill in Pasadena.

She said Gonzales went 'all out' ordering filet mignon, a shrimp salad and a couple cups of coffee. Michelle said after he ate, Gonzales told her needed to grab his phone charger from the car but never came back leaving her to pay the $130 tab.

'I didn't mention it to the restaurant, nothing. I think I was more embarrassed, my pride was just like, you know, I felt dumb,' she said, adding: 'I think he owes every woman an apology. I think that would humble him by having to apologize to the women.'

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Last March, another woman in California revealed that Gonzales invited her to BJs in Pasadena and left her with the bill after pretending he needed to go outside for a phone call. The woman said the restaurant comped the food but asked her to pay for their wine.

In 2016, Diane Guilmette said she had dinner with Gonzales at Morton's Steakhouse, where he ordered an appetizer for himself and a steak dinner, before leaving her with a $163 bill.

At Gonzales' preliminary hearing in September, single mother Martha Barba shared a similar story of July of 2016.

Barba said the two met at a Chipotle on the Fourth of July, but Gonzales quickly moved the date to a fancier restaurant, called Houston's.

'I didn’t want to go. He didn’t look like his pictures. I wasn’t attracted to him,' Barba said, of her initial reaction to their date.

'He kept saying, "I got you. Order whatever you want. It’s on me. Don’t worry about it." He ordered steak, wine, salad, just whatever you could order,' she said.

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Then Gonzales pulled his typical move and said he had to take a call, and that Barba should order dessert while he was gone, only he never came back and she was left with a $160 check.

'I felt embarrassed and didn’t want to say anything,' Barba testified, while also revealing that she had to dip into her rent money to pay for the meals.

A woman named Yolanda Lora spoke to reporters outside of the courtroom at the September hearing about Gonzales' deceitful actions when he invited her to a sushi restaurant in West Hollywood.

'I remember he was talking really fast and ate really fast and said his youngest son was calling him,' Lora said, noting that Gonzales ordered two glasses of wine within 10-15 minutes.

And as per usual, Gonzales never came back.

'What kind of monster does this? I was so embarrassed,' Lora said. 'I’m just glad he got caught. I don’t want any other women to have to go through that.'

Gonzales was originally arraigned on seven counts of extortion, two counts of attempted extortion and one count of grand theft - felonies, as well as two misdemeanor counts each of defrauding an innkeeper and petty theft.

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He pleaded not guilty to those charges in August.