TikTok, To Catch a Predator

Private college students in ‘To Catch a Predator’ TikTok trend targeting Army soldier plead not guilty
Six Assumption University students face charges after allegedly luring an Army soldier, 22, to their campus to confront him and film the encounter, according to court documents.
5 college students plead not guilty in alleged 'catch a predator' kidnapping plot
Five Assumption University students are accused of luring a man to their campus through a Tinder account as part of a TikTok "catch a predator" trend.
Massachusetts college students charged with kidnapping military service member in ‘To Catch a Predator’ TikTok-inspired plot
The soldier told police he was in the area for his grandmother’s funeral and was on the dating app hoping to find “happy” people to be around.
Assumption University students involved with ‘To Catch a Predator’ plot appear in court
Police say six students at a Massachusetts college lured a man to campus on the promise of a hook-up. There, he was chased and beaten in a TikTok-inspired trend.
Assumption students charged with kidnapping in 'To Catch a Predator' case appear in court
The group, as first reported by the Telegram & Gazette, is among six students, including one juvenile, accused of luring a man to campus Oct. 1 and siccing a mob of more than 20 students on him in a “To Catch a Predator”-inspired social media stunt gone awry.
College students accused of online ‘catch a predator’ plot appear in court
Six Assumption University students were in court to face charges in a connection made between a Holyoke woman and a man on Tinder, which resulted in a TikTok plot to confront a falsely accused sexual predator.
CT man accused in TikTok ‘catch a predator’ prank that 'went bad' at Massachusetts university: Police
A West Haven man was among several Assumption University students charged in Worcester, Mass., in a "fake" TikTok sexual predator incident "gone bad."
6 Massachusetts college students arraigned for allegedly trying 'catch a predator' trend
The six Assumption University students appeared in court Thursday after being accused of participating in the 'catch a predator' trend.
Assumption University students arraigned in alleged ‘To Catch a Predator’ kidnapping plot
WORCESTER — Five students at Assumption University were arraigned in Worcester District Court Thursday on charges of kidnapping a man they allegedly lured to campus through a dating app in a “To Catch a Predator”-type sting.
Lawyer: Assumption student charged in 'Predator' hunting case says she's innocent
WORCESTER ― A lawyer for one of five Assumption University students set to be arraigned Thursday in Central District Court for allegedly kidnapping a man as part of a TikTok trend gone awry said Wednesday that his client maintains her innocence and will seek a swift dismissal of the charges against her.
Worcester students in court for charges after TikTok plot “to catch a predator” falsely accused man on Tinder
Six Assumption University students were in court on Thursday to face charges in a connection made between a Holyoke woman and a man on Tinder, which resulted in a TikTok plot to confront a falsely accused sexual predator.
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