A Colorado man is accused of housing up to as many as dozen male runaways, offering them room and board in exchange for bareback sex and allegedly branding at least one of them with a tattoo.
48-year-old Sean Crumpler (pictured) of Aurora, CO has been charged with 12 counts related to sex trafficking. According to sources, he “hunted” for victims on Grindr, specifically targeting homeless youth or young men in desperate need of assistance.
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In an interview with FOX31-TV, a 23-year-old man whose identity has not been released, said his 20-year-old ex-boyfriend was one of Crumpler’s victims. The 20-year-old met Crumpler when he was just 16 and eventually got a tattoo of a bird with the word “Sean” underneath.
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“He told me that it was because they were supposed to get it,” the 23-year-old explained, “and because it kept away all the other ‘sugar daddies’ when they are out partying or at the club.”
Though the 23-year-old admits he never met Crumpler personally, he visited the house on occasion. According to local police and the FBI, as many as a dozen males between the ages of 16 and 21 were living there rent-free in exchange for bareback sex with Crumpler.
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“Most of the time when Sean was away,” the 23-year-old explained. “They’d have other guys over and have sex with them, but when Sean was there, they were forced to have sex with whoever he said.”
According to the 23-year-old, when the men weren’t engaging in sex, they spent their time playing video games, watching TV and posting homemade amateur porn online.
In the arrest affidavit, one of the victims said he knew “Crumpler is HIV-positive” but that safe sex was not practiced in the house.
“The young gentleman that I met with said some of the other boys were HIV positive but they were taking medication to suppress it,” the 23-year-old told FOX31-TV. “They don’t realize they’re victims. They think he’s there to help them.”
Crumpler, who owns a motel in Thailand, had his passport revoked at a court hearing earlier this week. The judge also forbid him for using the Internet for anything other than “work-related duties and responsibilities.” He will return to court for a preliminary hearing on November 23.
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Christopher Hayward
This is wrong on so many levels.
Curty
Bizarre, sick… nasty… idk what to say… other than that. Just a sex house and an older guy who took advantage of vulnerable young people… sick.
Victor Barry
I’m confused, it sounds fucked up, but I’m not sure what the illegal part is. It seems everyone was of age and no one was forced to do anything, or imprisoned. Seems no one was a slave. The article is crap. People make bad choices.
Ladbrook
Hmmm. No one doubts that LGBTs sometimes commit crimes (just like straight people!) and no one doubts that a few are truly heinous (just like straight people!). The problem is that haters and homophobes use guys like this as way to condemn ALL LGBT people, but they never allow the same standard to be applied to them. Ex: Ted Bundy was straight, so all straight guys are probably just like Ted Bundy. We never hear that from Mike Huckabee!
Mark Ilvonen
Branding and Tattooing are two different things!
Xzamilio
Oh, this is fucking despicable. Put his ass away for life.
Gianni Dechavez
woah haha
Gerard Sikora
oh my….
Luis H. Lopez
Are they nice tattoos ? Is he a crazy butthole?
Matthew Rivs
Don’t tempt me with a good time!
rand503
Well, it couldn’t have been ALL that bad. It seems that none of the men were forced to stay in the house. They could have just left.
Yes, it’s disgusting that this guy is creepy and no doubt violated the law, and especially that they preyed up the young and vulnerable. And it surely shows the need for a halfway house that is a safe place for homeless gay men.
Ummmm Yeah
If they wanted to be there, they were not real sex slaves. They were just stupid. Yeah he’s a criminal for having sex with underage boys and barebacking knowing he is positive but those should be the points of the article instead of trying to make it sound like hostages were taken.
Lee Morris
well sounds like these boys were not forced to stay there, they are just as complaisant as this guy is, this was common occurrence in the 60’s and 70’s just no body talked about it.
GinagemmsGeorge Garland
He didnt keep me 🙁
Matthew Farris
Chi Chi Larue should buy the film rights to the story.
Nicholas Anthony Micka-Sanelli
Atticus Ranck
SportGuy
Wow, hope they lock up this sick disgusting pedophile for life!
Robert Castaneda
Sounds like they were allowed to leave the house based on the article. They probably willingly signed themselves into the agreement, and they were treated fairly well.
Justin Weeks
Gross sounds like they wanted it tho
Jack Walter
He sounds nice.
Desert Boy
They weren’t chained up and kept in the basement against their will like the four young women in Cleveland. Why didn’t they walk out the door?
Sand Nierenberg
Does not sound forced walk out the door and keep
Going they wanted to be there cause of the money free room and board he’s a fat pig but they knew what they were doing sour grapes
Bobby Florida Born
Wow! And to think I lived in Aurora for 3 years until moving this month
sportsguy1983
Age of consent in Colorado is 17 so he should definitely be arrested for statutory rape with any 16 year olds, but otherwise, I don’t see any crimes. The story as told here (and queerty is definitely not a reliable source of news) doesn’t depict anyone being physically held against their will. The story depicts a bunch of stupid young guys.
Richard N Sayre
Rodney DeAnthony I dunno y but I thought of u when I saw this ha
Bisexual-Transwoman
This is disgusting. Were these people actually sex slaves like the type you hear about being trafficked, or the type in BDSM where it’s consensual?
@Desert Boy: Maybe he threatened them psychologically like, “If you ever leave or attempt to leave I will kill you.”?
Chad Taylor
Um kind of hot
Mikey Trapp
Am I the only one who thinks that maybe they couldn’t ‘just leave’? The guy preyed on children who were in a desperate situation and clearly didn’t know any better. Also, the article says they were “forced” to have sex with whoever this guy brought over. Saying they were there of their own free will all seems a little victim-blamey to me.
Merv
@sportsguy1983: Yeah, it’s not exactly clear what laws were broken. It doesn’t sound like they were being held against their will. If some of them were 16 instead of 17, and he had sex with them, it would be statutory rape. Since the FBI was involved, maybe he broke federal laws about communicating with minors over state lines.
Thomas Hilligoss
This doesn’t sound like anyone was forced to stay or was brought there against their will. It sounds like another case of young people making horribly bad decisions in life, and not owning their part of the situation. Half of the story isn’t even given by a person involved, but a 23-year-old man who said his 20-year-old ex-boyfriend was one of Crumplerâ??s victims. I wouldn’t call that very reliable. Yes, he took advantage of their situation…and there were many bad decisions made by everyone involved….and he probably did make a lot of promises and manipulative moves….but they were willing participants. They even say in the article that â??Most of the time when Sean was away,â? the 23-year-old explained. â??Theyâ??d have other guys over and have sex with them, but when Sean was there, they were forced to have sex with whoever he said.â? This was after he referenced the tattoo as being needed to keep away “all the other â??sugar daddiesâ?? when they are out partying or at the club.â? That is not a sex slave situation…..that is a bunch of young kids who are basically conducting themselves in a completely unrestricted manner…..which is probably the reason they were ‘homeless’ to begin with. This story is just misleading….start to finish. Great reporting Queerty.
Thomas Hilligoss
I think Queerty should stick to posting links to calendar shoots and celebrity photos….leave the news reporting to the real media. This story is so horribly written.
James
Really stupid and badly written article.
1) Branded “THEM” with tattoos. Article only mentions one person with a tattoo.
2) Hearsay evidence from “a 23-year-old man whose identity has not been released, said his 20-year-old ex-boyfriend was one of Crumpler’s victims.” “Though the 23-year-old admits he never met Crumpler personally.” That “evidence” will never stand up in court.
Sounds like homophobia to me as I hear no one was forced to stay.
What a stupid half baked non issue article designed to titillate people and nothing else.
L Daniel E Kaufman
This is the kinda story that makes BDSM acceptance take 2 steps back.
While not a fan myself..I know they’re gonna be pissed.
L Daniel E Kaufman
Also I’ll bet he’s more in trouble for the underage ones.
Luis Danger Reyes
besides the Hiv sounds like a good time to me
John Ryan Arnold
Jean Paul Tu
SteveDenver
I volunteer at a shelter for homeless youth, and we know that when we shut the doors a night because we’re at capacity or because of curfew, that predators are parked around the corner waiting to prey on vulnerable kids.
The main problems I have with this report are that the unidentified adult is reporting what his boyfriend told him AND that it comes from FOX Noise.
The details are presented luridly; after all, how uncommon is it for older men to hunt younger tricks on GRINDR?
The sex trafficking is the issue; but it sounds like he ran a playpen, not a jail.
James Lanigan
Only 12?
Hal-James Pederson
It’s Colorado – they were all stoned.
Toni Kahwage
What if they wanted to?
surreal33
The death penalty was made for animals like him.
Robbie Martinez
Isn’t this the same thing huge Hefner does?
onthemark
You disappoint me, Queerty-ites: 40 comments so far and no one has commented yet on the name Crumpler?
Bisexual-Transwoman
@Mikey Trapp: Very true. There’s a lot of “They were there by choice” and “They could have just left!” comments.
DC Sheehan
So I’m hearing he gives free room and board…
Brian
There must be a lot of dumb males out there who agree to this sort of thing. The gay sex slave gimmick goes on in quite a few gay bars, by the way.
Carlos Cantellano
No I didn’t read the article I’m just going with the title and the comments.
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Since it’s men slaves it’s no big deal. They were asking for it. They could leave at anytime; so on and so forth. But if it was women Those excuse would be out the window and their would be an out cry.
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loneranger24
Actually to all the people saying they could of left , think
You were picked up at the age of 16 , you needed help , you get what ever you want , your now 20 what do you think is right in society? , yea they could of left , but their parents abandoned these kids , so they had no where to go , couldn’t get jobs , or have a car , don’t defend this sicko , also is like to report a typo in this article , he has his passport still and the judge refused to confiscate it , also is allowed any internet access , the judge just stated “I would recommend you only use it for work”.
So to you people who think this is okay or that they did it willingly your wrong , yes they could have left , but to what ? The streets to be hooked on meth ? Read the actual articles from the reporters doing the interviews , not the off shoot blogs who make critical errors in their publishing ! THE LONE RANGER WILL RIDE AGAIN
Bisexual-Transwoman
@Brian: I’ve seen ads for it on Craigslist.
badtungsten
There must be more to this story than this story reveals, because I fail to see what the guy has done that is illegal. Creepy, sure, but not illegal. Now, if he was forcing himself upon the young men or was preventing them from leaving the house then there’s a crime, but otherwise, those young men chose to move in with the creepy dude in the first place.
loneranger24
@badtungsten: he was found with 2 16 year old boys in his house who ran away from California
Faye Denton
My goodness ! What a guy to be of such help to those in need ! Alas.
Jerry Serrano
WTF ok
Wooly
I can’t wait for the film to come out.
Arnold Stollar
Rum
Jay Rickel
One is to many and apparently 12 is never enough
Kevan1
For those who think this was not so bad and these victims could have left at anytime need to lick up the term known as Stockholm syndrome.
Bobby Patalsky
This is so weird I actually know him ð??§
Ronnyboy
@Curty: Exept no one took advantage of anyone. As they say. You can’t rape the willing.
Claude Peterson
prison for life
Glücklich
@Matthew Farris:
Chi Chi’s broke, remember?
Bisexual-Transwoman
@Ronnyboy: The teens who were underage were taken advantage of, and did not deserve to be with this creepy guy but what were they doing on Grindr and other sites pretending to be adults?
Bisexual-Transwoman
@Bobby Patalsky: Who do you know? The creepy older guy or one of the teens that moved in with him as a sex slave?