Women thought they were having sex with 'Anthony Laroche'

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The man, who called himself Anthony Laroche, put up pictures of himself as a hunky 37-year-old with a square jaw, muscular physique and designer stubble.

However he was a short, fat, balding 68-year-old.

He proposed a blind date where he and his female companion would have sex in the dark on their first date in a pitch-black room at his flat in Nice, France.

French newspaper Le Parisien quoted one of his alleged victims, Sylvie, 40, who fell for his profile on dating website Zoosk.

She said: "He explained he wanted to play a game like in 50 Shades of Grey to make things more exciting."

Once she visited his flat she was told to put on a blindfold and join the man in the bedroom.

After she had sex with 'Anthony', she turned on the light switch to discover the truth.

Sylvie said: "He didn't correspond at all to the photo. I felt total disgust."

Another alleged victim, Laila, said the man had not wanted to take the blindfold off after sex.

She said: "He was old, pot-bellied with a big nose.

"I told him: 'It wasn't you in the photo.' He said: 'No, but I had grown fond of you and was afraid to admit it.' I left in disgust."