Gay man commits crime
LGBTQ people are at increased risk for being targeted for sex crimes, as historical prejudice and stigma have depicted LGBTQ people—especially gay/bisexual men—as sexual predators. Despite this, little is known about LGBTQ people on sex offender registries in the United States. A Louisiana man was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for kidnapping and attempting to murder a gay teen as part of a broader hate crime scheme targeting men on an LGBTQ dating app, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Chance Seneca, 21, pleaded guilty in September, admitting to kidnapping the teen whom he met on Grindr with the intention of killing him and dismembering his body. His decadeslong sentencing rested on a variety of factors, the Justice Department revealed, including that Seneca intentionally targeted the teen and other gay men because of their sexual orientation.
A 22 year-old man who had a "chilling" plot to murder gay people in Michigan has pled guilty to attempting to commit a hate crime. This guidance sets out the factors to be taken into consideration when reviewing cases and prosecuting offences classified as Homophobic, Biphobic or Transphobic Hate Crime. It deals with crimes committed directly against LGBT people, but it should also, where relevant, be read in the context of crimes committed where the suspect has mistakenly identified the victim as belonging to or associating with this group. Prosecutors are reminded to read this guidance with our Public Statement on Prosecuting Homophobic, Biphobic and Transphobic Hate Crime , as it provides greater detail on some of the key areas of policy.
Eleven teen boys in the Chicago area were charged with felony crimes after two gay men were lured and beaten last summer using gay dating apps, according to police. The man and others used the dating app to lure men to a vacant apartment. A Texas man who attacked and robbed gay men after luring them to a residence using the dating app Grindr has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes charges, the Justice Department announced Thursday afternoon. During the span of a week in December , year-old Daniel Jenkins and at least three other men used Grindr to lure gay men to a vacant apartment in Dallas where they would attack and rob them.
A Louisiana man was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for kidnapping and attempting to murder a gay teen as part of a broader hate crime scheme targeting men on an LGBTQ dating app, the. The man and others used the dating app to lure men to a vacant apartment. A Texas man who attacked and robbed gay men after luring them to a residence using the dating app Grindr has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes charges, the Justice Department announced Thursday afternoon. During the span of a week in December , year-old Daniel Jenkins and at least three other men used Grindr to lure gay men to a vacant apartment in Dallas where they would attack and rob them.
LGBTQ people are at increased risk for being targeted for sex crimes, as historical prejudice and stigma have depicted LGBTQ people—especially gay/bisexual men—as sexual predators. Despite this, little is known about LGBTQ people on sex offender registries in the United States. At least 15 people have been arrested in Austria and Slovakia accused of hate crimes aimed at the gay community, according to state police in southern Austria. Some officers took part in raids on Friday morning on behalf of the Graz public prosecutors office. They arrested 12 men and three women, aged 14 to 26, who are accused of luring people - many gay - to remote locations using fake social media accounts, before beating them up and filming it.
A 22 year-old man who had a "chilling" plot to murder gay people in Michigan has pled guilty to attempting to commit a hate crime. A man has finally confessed to the murder of Cambridge University graduate Scott Johnson after more than 30 years. The year-old's naked body was found at the bottom of North Head cliffs, a well known gay cruising ground in Sydney, Australia, back in At the time, his death was ruled as suicide - something his family never believed.
A Louisiana man was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for kidnapping and attempting to murder a gay teen as part of a broader hate crime scheme targeting men on an LGBTQ dating app, the. .
Eleven teen boys in the Chicago area were charged with felony crimes after two gay men were lured and beaten last summer using gay dating apps, according to police. .