Bridgewater State student allegedly sent hateful messages on Tinder

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — A student at Bridgewater State University is now the subject of a police investigation after alleged hateful messages sent through a dating app.

Elisabeth Philippe says it all started when she matched with a student at Bridgewater State on the dating app Tinder a little over a week ago. She said that student then sent her a message full of racial slurs.

"He messaged me randomly and he said the n-word to me. He went out of his way just to message me that, unmatched me," said Philippe.

Elisabeth sent the screenshots of the messages to her older sister. She posted them online and they got a big response from hundreds of people, including Bridgewater State.

The university says the remarks are appalling and they have launched a student conduct and police investigation.

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