A teenage son was forced to strip to his underwear and whipped 20 times by his father when the parent discovered the son`s use of the gay dating and hookup app Grindr, Plymouth Crown Court was told.
Using a TV cable, the whipping left visible scars and likely psychological damage. The attack occurred after the father, in his 40s, borrowed the son`s phone and saw the app and the teenager’s photos on it.
Crown Prosecution Service barrister Francesca Whebell told the court in South West England that the teen “was exploring his sexuality.”The father confronted his son who tried to dismiss it and went to see a friend.