Some users of hookup apps Grindr and Scruff in Hillcrest are getting disturbing messages from a man who allegedly bullies them unmercifully if they deny his advances.
Ricardo Sousa is one such subscriber who uses Grindr to meet people, but when he refused the advances of a man with the screen name “Hung Top” he says he was bombarded with vitriolic and homophobic texts and even death threats.
“You are so ugly you should kill yourself. You look like a f*king down syndrome monkey. Hahahaha how depressing to look like you,” said one message Sousa received then screenshot and posted to his Facebook page.
Sousa says the abuse has been so bad that he has reported the activity to several meetup app companies, but that still doesn't seem to stop the man’s aggressive behavior.
He is also afraid the man might turn violent.
“I have reported to Adam 4 Adam and Grindr; he gets deleted but creates another profile with a different email,” said Sousa to San Diego Gay and Lesbian News, “That’s just how these apps work.”
The man, according to Sousa always uses the handle "Hung Top."
I get messages time to time saying how ****ing fat I am, also saying I'm a disgusting dirty gypsy and they offered me fat burning pills, not once. So nothing's new.
I get messages time to time saying how ****ing fat I am, also saying I'm a disgusting dirty gypsy and they offered me fat burning pills, not once. So nothing's new.