2 Dallas men plead guilty to committing federal hate crimes targeting gay men using Grindr
Two Dallas men pleaded guilty Thursday, Dec. 12, to federal hate crime and other charges for their involvement in violent crimes that targeted gay men, according to a Department of Justice release.
Daryl Henry, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of a hate-crime act and one count of a conspiracy to commit hate crimes, kidnapping and/or carjacking.
Pablo Ceniceros-Deleon, 19, pleaded guilty to one count of a hate-crime act, one count of carjacking and one count of use of a firearm during, and in relation to, a crime of violence.
Justice Department, FBI, U.S. attorney respond
“Kidnappings, carjackings, thefts, sexual assaults, and armed, violent attacks against innocent people are heinous crimes, and when perpetrators commit those crimes against victims because of their sexual orientation, the U.S. Department of Justice will continue zealously to seek justice for the victims and to punish the perpetrators to the full extent of the law,” said Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Civil Rights Division. “Prosecuting those who commit such monstrous acts because of victims’ sexual orientation is a priority of the Department of Justice, and we will continue to bring to justice anyone who commits such hateful, violent crimes.”
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(Wichita Falls Times Record News)