But most online social networks for gay men are geared toward adults and focused on sex. It’s normal for these kids to want to explore intimacy. It’s common for gay, bisexual or questioning minors to go online to meet other gay people. The victim’s father broke down in court, saying, “The man sitting here, he destroyed my life, my kid’s life, my family life.” Gross on the gay hookup app Grindr and that they had met for sex before. positive, in a nearby backyard.Īuthorities later learned that the teenager had met Mr. A police officer apprehended Eugene Gross, who was 51 years old and H.I.V.
He yelled that a man had broken into the house and raped him. Last summer in Wisconsin, a mother came home to find her 15-year-old son running up the stairs from their basement.