Man who used Grindr to rob gay men gets 23 years in prison

The Grindr logo on a cellphone screen. (Photo: Leon Neal / Getty Images)

A Texas man was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for using an LGBTQ dating app to commit violent hate crimes against gay men, officials said Wednesday.

Daniel Jenkins, 22, pleaded guilty in June to committing a series of robberies, carjackings…