Lafayette man pleads guilty to kidnapping a gay man as part of scheme against Grindr users

LAFAYETTE — Chance Seneca, 21, of Lafayette, pleaded guilty on Thursday before U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays, to one count of kidnapping. According to his plea agreement, Seneca admitted that on June 20, 2020, he used Grindr, a dating application for gay and bisexual men, to kidnap and attempt to murder H.W., a gay man. Specifically, Seneca acknowledged that he used Grindr to propose a…

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