Law & Courts · January 28, 2023
Louisiana Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Murder of Gay Teen on Grindr
A Louisiana man, Chance Seneca, 21, was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison on Wednesday for kidnapping and attempting to murder a gay teen as part of a broader hate crime scheme targeting men on an LGBTQ dating app. Seneca pleaded guilty in September, admitting to kidnapping the teen whom he met on Grindr with the intention of killing him and dismembering his body.