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No but he was a kid that couldn't control his powers. He accidentally killed his brother in law and the explosions we're becoming more and more dangerous. Being a member of the underworld his connections put him in contact with someone that could help him. But it came with a cost. Seemed simple. Find a list of mercs. He does so. Sinister asks another errand. Take them down into the morlock tunnels. If I'm remembering Creed's rambling correctly from one of the books, Sinister knew Gambit wouldn't have the stomach and if he tried to interfere, Sinister gave orders to kill him. Which almost happened as Gambit did in fact attack the Marauders. Gutted and bleeding to death he was able to grab and save one child that was being hidden by her parents dead bodies.

He's not responsible for the massacre. Sinister would have done with or without his assistance but he was a tool to making it happen sooner rather than later.
Don't know that he had kill orders as if you recall Gambit went back in time and visited Sinister and Sinister realized Gambit knew him. So Sinister likely knew that Gambit had not gone back in time yet during the MM so couldn't kill him as if he had then Sinister would never have acquired his shape shifting powers from Courier. Unless of cause Sinister presumes that in a multiverse you can't have a grandfather paradox.

Of course this is all a retcon but it seems Sinister sought out Gambit most likely because of the fact he visited him in the past.