The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has charged a man believed to be the “Dine-and-Dash Dater” with extortion and grand theft, among other minor offenses, officials said Monday.

Paul Guadalupe Gonzales, 45, pleaded not guilty to seven counts of extortion, two counts of attempted extortion and one count of grand theft, facing up to 13 years in prison. He was arrested Saturday after a detective spotted him in a Pasadena restaurant.

According to court documents, Gonzales is accused of going on dates with women where he would order food and drinks, consume the meals, and then leave without paying, often forcing the women to foot the bills.

Gonzales met most of his victims through dating websites and apps such as Bumble, prosecutors said.

The dine-and-dash dating incidents across Los Angeles County date to as early as May 2016, with several recent incidents at Pasadena restaurants.

CBS Los Angeles interviewed several victims, one of them recounting an experience in April, where the suspect met his date at Smitty’s Grill in Pasadena on South Lake Avenue. After eating a fancy dinner that included a filet mignon steak, the woman said the man left to retrieve a charger for his phone from his car. The man never returned, and the woman paid a $130 check. In 2017, CBS LA also reported on another incident in Pasadena at a BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse.

Inside Edition interviewed one of the suspect’s other victims who dined with him in April at another Pasadena restaurant, Mercado, an upscale Mexican eatery a few doors down from Smitty’s.

In all, eight women allegedly ended up paying a total of more than $950 as a result of the suspect’s charades, prosecutors said.

In two other instances, the restaurants covered the bill, including Mercado. Those businesses are named in the complaint as victims.

The case was filed for an arrest warrant on July 3. On Saturday evening, Pasadena Police Detective Victor Cass, who is investigating the case, was working an extra-time foot patrol shift in the Old Town area of Pasadena. Cass happened to spot Gonzales, who was dining at a restaurant in the area. The detective arrested Gonzales shortly after. His bail was set for $315,000.

Gonzales has previously spent time in jail for misdemeanors, according to county records.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 7 in the Pasadena Branch of Los Angeles County Superior Court.