An Internet hook-up went down the drain for a King County man when his date first lured him into a shower and then stole his Ford Mustang while he was eagerly waiting for her return.

Things went from bad to worse when the Stanwood woman returned to the man’s home about a month later and allegedly stole the Mustang again.

The man told investigators he talked to Ashley Dawson, 19, through MySpace. They met in person and in November he invited her to a party in Kirkland. They left the party together and went to the man’s home.

They were kissing when they decided to take a shower together, Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Walt Sowa wrote. Dawson convinced the man to undress and get into the shower.

She promised she had “something” for him and said she’d join him in the shower in a few minutes, Sowa wrote.

A few minutes passed and the man peeked out of the shower. He noticed that the clothes Dawson had taken off were no longer on the floor. She was nowhere to be found in his house.

Gone with her was his laptop, wallet, car keys, cell phone and Mustang.

He called 911 to report that his date had swindled him.

His car was discovered a day later on the Quinault Indian Reservation in Grays Harbor County on the Pacific coast. The car was towed to Aberdeen. His mother drove him to pick up his car. In the car, he found a bag that contained Dawson’s Social Security card and a Thurston County Jail identification wristband.

The picture on the wristband was of the same woman who left her date standing in the shower, Sowa wrote.

The keys to the Mustang were missing.

The man called 911 on Dec. 10. His Mustang was gone — again.

Dawson was arrested later that night after she was seen parking the car at a Red Robin restaurant in Snohomish County.

She had the keys to the Mustang.

Dawson also was wanted for failing to appear at a court hearing in Grays Harbor County. She’d been charged with possessing stolen property. She has a history of theft and burglary.

Diana Hefley: 425-339-3463; hefley@heraldnet.com.