Tag: jail

Man who used Grindr to rob gay men at gunpoint sentenced to 15 years jail The Department of Justice sentenced a man who used Grindr to rob gay men at gunpoint to 15 years jail yesterday (3 January). 21-year-old Nigel Garrett was among four men charged with an 18-count indictment alleging they preyed on men in Texas. The DoJ charged the Dallas-area men with hate crimes, kidnappings, carjackings and using firearms to commit violent crimes. A Department of Justice press release stated: ‘Garrett...

A London man has gone to jail for breaking another man’s leg simply because he was gay. 29-year-old Kamil Wladyslaw Snios (seen above) was recently found guilty of slapping, beating, and kicking a 36-year-old man in Tottenham, North London. The victim, who’s chosen to remain anonymous to the press, and a friend were shopping around on July 16th when he was approached by Snios. Snios shouted at the two in Polish before he physically attacked them. Eventually, the 36-year-old man found himself...

Travis and Joseph Dasilva were pictured with their butts out at the Temple of Dawn in Bangkok An American gay married couple could face a long jail sentence after getting naked at a temple in Bangkok, Thailand. Travis and Joseph Dasilva were pictured with their butts out at the Temple of Dawn known as Wat Arun, according to a statement by the Thai Government. The pair, both 38, were taken into custody at the airport as they went to get their flight...

It’s been just over two months since Egypt ramped up its efforts to persecute LGBTQ people in the country – and now 14 men have received prison sentences just for being gay. The victims have all been sentenced to three years in jail for ‘abnormal’ sexual relations, but were each released on bail of 5,000 Egyptian pounds ($283, €230). They will now have to wait for their appeals trial. The trial of three other men has been delayed over procedural reasons, defence...

More than 60 members of Egypt’s Parliament have supported a “deeply discriminatory” law that will criminalise same-sex sexual activity. It’s believed 75 people have been arrested in the crackdown so far against LGBT+ citizens, and the proposed jail sentences are terrifying. If passed, the law could see those convicted of pro-LGBT+ activity sentenced to up to 15 years in prison, with authorities given the ability to to publicly shame those found guilty by publishing their names and sentences in national newspapers. A...

The video had been seen 150,000 times and shared across dozens of sites by the time it was pulled A gay PR manager was jailed after secretly filming sex with a man in the closet and uploading the video to Xtube. Matthew Christian, a 44-year-old from London, met the victim on dating site barebackparty.com and had sex. Without the knowledge of the closeted bisexual man, the video shows his face clearly on film. None of his friends, family or work colleagues knew...

All four gay men murdered were aged between 21 and 25. Grindr serial killer Stephen Port was handed a life term in prison for murdering four young gay men. The 41-year-old chef was convicted on Wednesday of the murders of Anthony Walgate, a 23-year-old from Hull, Gabriel Kovari, 22, from Slovakia, Daniel Whitworth, 21, from Kent, and Jack Taylor, 25, from Dagenham. Justice Openshow gave him a whole-life sentence on Friday morning. In all, he was found guilty of a total of 22...