Jimmy Owen Four men were convicted of assault, robbery, kidnapping and hate crimes that began with a Grindr contact; now one of the victims tells his story DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com Four men have been given sentences ranging from 11 to 23 years for luring men they met on Grindr to an apartment and assaulting, robbing and kidnapping them.
Only one of the victims testified in the sentencing phase of the federal trials. This week that man told his story to Dallas Voice.
For his own safety, the man has asked that neither his name nor his photo be used. He will be identified here as he was in court: Victim No.
6. Victim No. 6 had been talking for several days on Grindr to a man who identified himself as Cezar and said he was in his early 20s.