Grindr, the ubiquitous singles bar you keep in your pocket at all times, is reportedly caught up in a highly troubling sexual assault lawsuit.
TMZ reports that a former employee of the gay dating app is suing Grindr, alleging an HR supervisor drugged him at the company’s 2016 holiday party and proceeded to rape him.
The plaintiff, who does not wish to be named, is listed as John Doe.
He claims that Daniel Cabanero slipped him something at the event, got the plaintiff into his car, and raped him back at the hotel he was staying at.
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When the plaintiff woke up, Cabanero allegedly had him pinned down and was penetrating him.
After that, the plaintiff says he passed out again and when he awoke a second time, went straight to the hospital where he was “subjected to a highly invasive and humiliating rape examination.”
Then he told his story to police, and an investigation was opened. He believes that investigation is still underway.
He also alleges multiple Grindr employees knew he’d lost his faculties at the holiday event but did not intervene.
The company culture at Grindr, he went on to say, often crossed the line in terms of vulgar sexual language and misconduct.
Paco
“The company culture at Grindr, he went on to say, often crossed the line in terms of vulgar sexual language and misconduct.”
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Now this I believe without question. I bet there will a flood of allegations coming now.
Heywood Jablowme
Gee, I wonder why they have a company culture like that. The site itself is so classy.
Knight
“yet despite the ordeal, the employee continued to say that this was still far better than any grindr hook-up he’d been on…”
Rex Huskey
yawn
PinkoOfTheGange
The most professional office I ever worked in was a well known porn production house. We had a great time but every one respected each other.
So it isn’t the product, as some have suggested, but rather the management.
seaguy
You can’t rape the willing.
Bob LaBlah
Why do I not feel guilty about feeling no pity for this “rape victim?” For some reason I just feel he should have expected some where along the line a sexual proposal or act was imminent. Come on people. That was Grindr he was working at. As I said before I am getting sick of hearing about this rape shit.
Heywood Jablowme
Well, come on, LeBlah. As described, this involved a “roofie”: deliberate drugging of the victim. You can’t say that just because a guy works at a sleazy place, that he should fully expect to be drugged and raped by a boss?
Unless you really ARE saying that… but that’s a little out there even for you!
Notright
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