Serial Tinder creep outed for abusing women online and saying they're 'too ugly for him' was 'repeatedly rejected in high school and bullied over his buck teeth' and speech impediment

A serial Tinder creep who harassed women and insulted them over their looks was repeatedly rejected in high school and bullied over his buck teeth, according to classmates. 

Thomas McGuirk, 29, is known as the handsome IT worker with a Hollywood smile who was outed last September for intimidating at least nine women from Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane and Melbourne.

Women as far away as London reported having run ins with McGuirk, who used his looks to lure his victims before belittling them if they offended or rejected him.  

But according to old school friends, McGuirk struggled to cope with an onslaught of bullying at high school. 

Tom McGuirk (pictured left in 2016) was bullied in school for being a 'dweeb', having a speech impediment and over his appearance

McGuirk has been outed for sending degrading and abusive messages to women along the east coast of Australia

From Newcastle to Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sydney and even London, victims have shared their horror stories with McGuirk. As one of the women put it: 'It looks like he's taking his bullsh*t on a national tour'

A former schoolmate said she attended a private, religious school in Port Macquarie, on the New South Wales north coast, with McGuirk.

The woman said that while 'he should know better' and was taught decent values at school, she wasn't surprised to learn that he'd had so many vile run ins with women since graduating. 

The woman claimed that McGuirk was 'always super dweeby' and 'bordered on creepy' throughout his time at the school.

She said his 'teeth were too big for his face', he suffered a speech impediment, and he copped a fair bit of unnecessary bullying for the condition.   

'He seems to have rapidly regained his confidence though and grown into his teeth,' she said. 

McGuirk moved to Canada after graduating from high school and was visited by his parents in 2014. Pictured on an outing during the holiday

Pictures taken from the trip show a younger, fresh-faced McGuirk, who smiled only with his mouth closed and appeared to shy away from close ups

The former friend went on to say that McGuirk's sister and mother are both still locals in the Port Macquarie region and are both highly respected in the community.

'They are very, very good people and would be absolutely beside themselves with his recent behaviour,' she said.  

McGuirk's mother has always doted on the 29-year-old.

Back in 2014, she shared photographs of a trip to Vancouver to visit McGuirk after he'd spent two years living abroad. 

McGuirk dressed casually in grey collared shirts and jackets paired with jeans or shorts as he showed his parents around his new town

But the photos of McGuirk are a far cry from the selfies used on his dating apps, where he flashes his Hollywood-smile and often showcases his body with shirtless selfies and wrapped in bath towels 

He moved to Canada in 2012, about two years after graduating from high school, and didn't see his parents until their whirlwind five-week trip across the US and Canada.

Pictures taken from the trip show a younger, fresh-faced McGuirk, who smiled only with his mouth closed and appeared to shy away from close ups. 

McGuirk dressed casually in grey collared shirts and jackets paired with jeans or shorts as he showed his parents around his new town.  

'It was so good to catch up with Tom but of course so sad saying goodbye,' his mum recalled after the trip. 'I was pretty sad as we boarded... lots of tissues needed.'

But the photos of McGuirk are a far cry from the selfies used on his dating apps, where he flashes his Hollywood-smile and often showcases his body with shirtless selfies and wrapped in bath towels. 

It is not clear how long he spent in Canada, but several women from overseas, including as far away as London, reported having run-ins with McGuirk. 

McGuirk (pictured left at a wedding in 2018) was bullied over his appearance and has since gone on to do the same to women

Tech worker Thomas McGuirk, 29, was sacked from his job after sending abuse to women he  met on Tinder after they refused to meet him

 Jess Turunen told Daily Mail Australia he made her uncomfortable from the outset

Another of his victims said he also once claimed to have lived in Mexico.

Last month, Daily Mail Australia revealed McGuirk was back on both Tinder and Hinge, this time going by James, or 'J' for short. 

A woman who had a bad experience with McGuirk in August 2020 matched with him under his new identity and raised the alarm to both Tinder and Hinge.

She said she was worried he would begin targeting women again, and that everyone should have considered that he would just create new accounts.

For those who weren't aware of his history on the apps, the woman wanted to expose his 'nasty streak'. 

Thomas McGuirk, 29, was caught out in September intimidating seven other women from Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane and Melbourne. Pictured: A photo from his new Hinge profile

'James' insists he is not the same man as McGuirk, but their similar profiles didn't fool the woman. She said he also dropped hints throughout the conversation that they were one and the same

Between September and December, 10 women in total came forward to report negative experiences with McGuirk. 

One victim who spent two nights with him at a Bondi Junction services apartment (that he claimed to live in) explained that he considered himself 'Godlike' and was overtly sexual from the outset.

Several other women reported him claiming that they were 'beneath him' because he was 'so much better looking' than them.

Daily Mail Australia can reveal McGuirk is back on both Tinder and Hinge, this time going by James, or 'J' for short. Pictured: His new Tinder profile

Sydney brewery supervisor Erin Hinds , 26, was also harassed by McGuirk after she broke off their brief fling

Several other women share their experiences with Tom McGuirk 

Ebonie Sanderson, 26, Speech Pathology student in Sydney

Pictured: Ebonie Sanderson

Ebonie Sanderson was the first woman to speak publicly about the abuse she received from McGuirk. 

She said after they had arranged to meet up on Tinder, she became uncomfortable with his behavior and called the date off, leading to a torrent of abuse.    

'Then all these voice messages came through, just abusive messages about my appearance, and my weight,' she said. 

McGuirk bizarrely claimed to have 'better genes' that she knew 'deep down' made him 'above' her.

'The fat liberal arts chick... teach me. I know you know deep down you are below me, that there is hierarchy in society,' he wrote.

'And the dysgenic like you are there to serve us. You are the inferiors.'

After sending the abusive messages, McGuirk called Ms Sanderson to abuse her for 'wasting his time' and calling her a 'fat f**king pig'.  

'You're f***ing ugly. Your a** looks OKAY and you would have been one f***. You would have been just one f*** because you're a disgusting fat pig.' 

'Look at my f***ing face. I don't have to struggle to get laid. I especially don't need a FOUR like you to get laid.'

Ms Sanderson blocked him on Snapchat and Instagram, but he added her another account and continued messaging her. 

Erin Hinds, 26, Brewery Supervisor in Sydney

Pictured: Erin Hinds 

Erin Hinds spent the night with McGuirk after matching with him on Tinder, and said he was pleasant up until the moment she told him she was not interested in pursuing anything further.   

'I said sorry, I have changed my mind. It was fun but we really don't have chemistry. That is when he flipped the switch,' the brewery supervisor from Sydney told Daily Mail Australia.

'He went crazy.'

'He started calling me a w***e and a s**t then taking pictures of my friends from social media and sending them to me saying that we are all retards, disgusting w****s with bad dental hygiene, and s***ts only worth one f**k each.' 

Ms Hind said he went on to target her friends and threaten to stalk her at work before contacting some of her friends and asking for her home address. 

She quickly blocked him on all of her social media accounts.

The next day, she matched with a guy called 'Ryan' on Tinder, who later claimed he was a friend of McGuirk and the pair had a good laugh at her expense.

'He said he remembered where I worked and threatened to come in,' Ms Hinds said. 

In messages provided to Daily Mail Australia, 'Ryan' told Ms Hinds that he and McGuirk expected 'excellent customer service', to remember to 'smile' and that 'customers are always right'. 

Jess Turunen, Beauty Vlogger and Empowerment Coach on the Gold Coast

  Pictured: Jess Turunen

Beauty vlogger Jess Turunen matched with McGuirk in May 2020 on the Gold Coast.

She told Daily Mail Australia they got along well for a few days, but some of his opinions made her uncomfortable.

McGuirk called her 'white trash' and said he was disappointed in her taste in men prior to him.

'After a few days he began asking what my type was and I explained that I really don't have one. My ex-husband was a redhead and my last partner was black,' she said. 

When she realised just how serious McGuirk was, Ms Turunen suggested he seek a girlfriend elsewhere. 

Even though she never met him, Ms Turunen was harassed by McGuirk both on Tinder and later on Instagram after he found her account.   

'I was quite traumatised by it all,' she said. 

'I'm glad he's been called out because its frankly not fair.' 

Nikki Ferris, former Bachelor contestant from Sydney 

Pictured: Nikki Ferris

Nikki Ferris, a contestant on the seventh season of The Bachelor, also described McGuirk as 'disgusting' after sharing an insulting message he sent her. 

The reality TV star matched with him on Tinder and sent him a flirty pick up line which read: 'Tell me are you Israeli? Because you Israeli hot'.

But his harsh response left her stunned and upset.

'You are just tits, ass and puns, huh,' Mr McGuirk wrote back. 

Ms Ferris shared her experience online and said she found him 'actually disgusting' after learning of other women's experiences with the IT worker.

Several other women also contacted Daily Mail Australia to share their experiences with McGuirk, read about them here.