A Chicago man convicted of stalking and extorting young men on Grindr and other apps is headed to federal prison for 52 months.Omoruyi O. Uwadiae, 29, pleaded guilty in May to 22 counts including cyberstalking, interstate communications with intent to extort, and unlawful transfer, possession, or use of a means of identification, according to court records. Related Deranged cyberstalker threatened gay Democrat for years. Now he could go away for decades. Investigators said the messages were extreme enough to put the elected official in reasonable fear of death and serious bodily injury. The sentence was handed down on December 10 by U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson in federal court in Columbus. Stay connected to your community Connect with the issues and events that impact your community at home and beyond by subscribing to our newsletter. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Court records document a spiteful campaign of extortion by Uwadiae in 2019 using apps like Grindr and Snapchat to target gay and bisexual men.In March 2019, Uwadiae solicited nude pics and video from an Ohio State University student he met on Grindr along with his cell number. He told the victim, pay me $200 and I wont post (the) pics, vids, number, and name online, court documents read.The young man didnt pay up. Rather than move on to another potential mark, Uwadiae sent him a text with a link to an online platform where he had uploaded videos of the student engaged in sex along with his personal information. The pattern continued with a 17-year-old that Uwadiae met on Snapchat in April 2019. The minor, who claimed to be 18 at the time, sent Uwadiae sexually explicit photos, and Uwadiae again demanded payment with a threat to expose him. He, too, declined.Uwadiae responded by sending the photos to the boys mother and other family members, friends and classmates, according to the complaint, outing him in the process. As well, Uwadiae created a public Facebook page where he posted a photo of the young man engaged in sex.In May, Uwadiae engaged another young man on both Grindr and Instagram. In this case, Uwadiae accused the man of being racist and created fake social media profiles using the mans image. He also posted the stalking victims photo on Grindr with the same accusation, court records show.Eight young men in Ohio, Colorado and Washington state were victimized by Uwadiae, according to a statement from prosecutors. Given the nature of the crime, that number could be higher.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.