A family member of a Gulfport teen who police say was tortured, killed and dismembered by a man she met on Grindr is suing the owner of the platform, alleging that its features and lack of safeguards for minors contributed to the girl’s death.

The lawsuit, filed last month in federal court against Grindr LLC by a representative of Miranda Corsette’s estate, alleges that the 35-year-old man who killed the teen was able to target her through Grindr’s app due to its “lax age verification and hyper-precise geolocation.”

“The trauma inflicted upon M.C. (Miranda) and the irreparable harm to her family are direct consequences of Grindr’s reckless disregard for the safety of minor children who are routinely preyed upon by adult predators who use Grindr’s platform and design as a trap,” the suit

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