TikTok, To Catch a Predator and Private college

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.
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.
West Haven man faces charges after TikTok plot ‘to catch a predator’ falsely accused man on Tinder
Six Assumption University students, including a man from West Haven, 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.
College students appear in court in case stemming from ‘Catch a Predator’ fad on TikTok
Five Massachusetts college students have appeared in court, accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus through the Tinder dating app and then seizing him as part of a “Catch a Predator” trend on TikTok.
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.
Five College Students Accused of 'To Catch a Predator' TikTok Trend Attack Enter Pleas
Five teenage students from Assumption University accused of using Tinder to orchestrate an attack on a man as part of a viral TikTok trend appeared in court on Thursday.
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.
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.
Massachusetts students face court in TikTok 'Catch a Predator' plot gone wrong
The students, all teens at Assumption University in Worcester, were arraigned on conspiracy and kidnapping charges in District Court.
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.
College students charged in alleged 'catch a predator' plot appear in court
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.
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Police report, video describe how Assumption 'To Catch a Predator' case quickly escalated
Neither video captures the full ascent up the stairs, or everything that happened outside the building. The video posted on X ...
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 ...