By Wade Sellers For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 14:22 GMT, 21 March 2019 | Updated: 15:11 GMT, 21 March 2019
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A former escort who blackmailed an engaged man out of hundreds of dollars told a court he was on a 'crusade' to stop cheaters.
Timothy Ruge, 35, attempted to scam $1,300 from the victim after he met him on gay dating app Grindr.
After matching with the man, who was engaged to a woman, Ruge sent him frightening texts and threatened to 'out him' to his fiance in March 2018.
The former drag queen, who appeared in Victorian Country Court in Melbourne is on Thursday, pleaded guilty making an unwarranted demand for money with menace.
Timothy Ruge, 35, attempted to scam $1,300 from the man after he stalked him on social media and threatened to 'out him' in March 2018
Ruge sent a series of threatening messages threatening to 'out' him to his fiance unless he paid him
The victim - whose name is currently protected by suppression order - stated that he was on Grindr to 'chat and flirt' in early March 2018 when he came across
