US EditionFamily alleges Grindr fails to protect minors, leading to death of Pinellas teen
- A family member of 16-year-old Miranda Corsette filed a lawsuit on May 18 against Grindr after her murder in March in St. Petersburg, Florida.
- The suit alleges Grindr's lack of adequate age verification and hyper-precise geolocation enabled Miranda's 35-year-old killer to target and harm her after they met on the app on February 14.
- Court documents state Miranda was held captive, tortured, suffocated, dismembered, and her body discarded; the accused, Steven Gress and Michelle Brandes, face first-degree murder charges with possible death penalty.
- The lawsuit seeks $750,000 in damages and demands Grindr implement robust age verification including government ID checks and facial age estimation, criticizing its reliance on self-reported ages and user anonymity.
- This case highlights ongoing concerns about Grindr's platform safety and child protection failures, as critics say its design facilitates predators and that Miranda’s death exposes gross negligence.
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Executor of estate for slain Florida teen sues Grindr for failing to protect minors
An executor of the estate for Miranda Corsette, a 16-year-old Florida girl who police say was kidnapped, tortured and killed by a man and his girlfriend in February after meeting on a dating application, is suing Grindr for what is alleged to be their role in the murder.
Family alleges Grindr fails to protect minors, leading to death of teen
Video above: Suspects accused of kidnapping, dismembering Gulfport teen submit not guilty pleas TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- The family of a teenager who Florida police said was tortured and dismembered by a man she met on Grindr filed a lawsuit against the platform, claiming a lack of age verification and its location features contributed to her death. The federal lawsuit, filed in the Middle District of Florida last month, alleged those factors allow…
Family of teen girl tortured, killed by man she met on Grindr files lawsuit
Video above: Suspects accused of kidnapping, dismembering Gulfport teen submit not guilty pleas TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The family of a teenager who Florida police said was tortured and dismembered by a man she met on Grindr filed a lawsuit against the platform, claiming a lack of age verification and its location features contributed to her death. The federal lawsuit, filed in the Middle District of Florida last month, alleged those factors allowe…
Family alleges Grindr fails to protect minors, leading to death of Florida teen
Video above: Suspects accused of kidnapping, dismembering Gulfport teen submit not guilty pleas TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- The family of a teenager who Florida police said was tortured and dismembered by a man she met on Grindr filed a lawsuit against the platform, claiming a lack of age verification and its location features contributed to her death. The federal lawsuit, filed in the Middle District of Florida last month, alleged those factors allow…
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The Independent (US)Family of teen girl allegedly tortured and murdered by man she met on Grindr sues app
‘Without Grindr, we believe that Miranda would have never met this Steven Gress character, and she’d still be alive,’ the lawsuit states
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