Disgraced cricket great turned TV star Michael Slater has allegedly started a Tinder profile just weeks after he copped a partly suspended four-year jail sentence over a shocking series of domestic violence-related crimes.
The 55-year-old former opener for Australia was facing allegations of assault, burglary, strangulation and stalking over multiple incidents involving a woman in Noosa over several months in 2023.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of common assault, one of unlawful striking, assault occasioning bodily harm, burglary by break at night, and two counts of strangulation.
Now a Tinder profile purporting to be Slater’s has appeared on the dating app, claiming the ex-Nine commentator is looking for a short-term relationship but would be open to something longer-lasting.
The ‘about me’ section of the profile says, ‘Imagine if it just works. Face to face I promise, the night is ours!’ accompanied by a horned devil emoji.
In addition, the ‘looking for’ part of the entry features a clinking champagne glasses emoji, and the ‘drinking’ section states ‘socially on weekends’.
Pictured: A Tinder profile purporting to be disgraced cricketer Michael Slater’s
The profile (pictured) has surfaced just two weeks after Slater was sentenced over a shocking list of domestic violence-related offences
‘MJ’ is said to drink ‘socially on weekends’ in the profile. Slater was branded an alcoholic whose rehabilitation ‘will not be easy’ by Judge Glen Cash when he was sentenced
The profile features recent photos of the former star under the name ‘MJ’. Slater’s middle name is Jonathon.
It also says ‘MJ’ works out ‘often’, his communication style is ‘better in person’ and his love style is ‘touch’.
The clinking glasses emoji and reference to social weekend drinking come after judge Glen Cash referred to Slater’s problems with alcohol in his judgement on April 22.
‘It’s obvious, Mr Slater, that you are an alcoholic,’ Cash said in Maroochydore District Court.
‘Your rehabilitation will not be easy. Alcoholism is part of your make-up.’
That battle with addiction was also noted by Slater’s lawyer Greg McGuire, who told the court, ‘Whether he gets better is entirely up to him. He has been without alcohol for a year.’
Slater was arrested in April last year and had been behind bars on remand until he was freed when Cash suspended most of the four-year sentence.
His offences against the Noosa woman – who he had been romantically involved with – saw him face more than a dozen charges, including enter dwelling with intent by break at night, choking, assault occasioning bodily harm, stalking and breaching bail.
Pictured: Another image of Slater on the ‘MJ’ Tinder profile. The disgraced cricketer’s middle name is Jonathon
Slater (pictured outside a court in Noosa, Queensland) pleaded guilty to two counts of common assault, one of unlawful striking, assault occasioning bodily harm, burglary by break at night, and two counts of strangulation
They were all alleged to have occurred between December 5, 2023 and April 12, 2024.
Court documents revealed harrowing details of the months-long campaign of abuse between December 2023 and March 2024.
On December 10, 2023, after a night of drinking at his home, Slater accused the woman of seeing other men without basis.
The situation turned violent when he seized her phone, kicked her thigh, and berated her with slurs.
‘You’re out to ruin men’s lives and put them in jail,’ he yelled.
‘You’re a bitch, a slut. No wonder your ex hates you.’
Slater then wrapped his hands around her throat, shaking her violently and leaving visible bruising.
He followed up the attack by striking her face, causing her ear to ring and her eye to swell.
Terrified, the woman fled and later discovered Slater had removed the SIM card from her phone.
Just over two weeks later, on Boxing Day, she again visited Slater’s home where both had been drinking.
The former Test opening batter became a star with Channel Nine (pictured) after retiring from playing in 2004
By 6pm, Slater grabbed a vodka bottle and threatened her, yelling, ‘I’ll f***ing kill you.’
The woman sought refuge in the laundry, but Slater forced his way in, slammed her against a washing machine, and choked her until she pleaded, ‘I can’t breathe, let me go, you’re really hurting me.’
The violent episode left her bruised and suffering from persistent headaches.
Throughout their relationship, Slater sent her hundreds of degrading and threatening messages, often threatening suicide if she reported him.
In one message he wrote, ‘You f***ing killed me.’
In another, he threatened, ‘I’ll hang [my] skull at the front of [my] house.’
The woman was continually insulted, called names like ‘slut’ and ‘dog,’ and blamed for Slater’s behaviour.
Slater now risks returning to jail if he commits another serious offence within the next five years.
