Students at a Catholic college in Massachusetts used a popular dating app to lure a man to the campus for a “To Catch a Predator” TikTok social media trend, according to police. A mob of as many as 30 beat up the victim, court documents say.
Five students from Assumption University were arrested and hit with charges related to the alleged assault.
‘This got out of hand and went bad.’
Joaquin Smith, Isabella Trudeau, Kevin Carroll, Kelsy Brainard, and Easton Randall each were charged with kidnapping and conspiracy. Carroll also faces a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Brainard was hit with an additional charge of witness intimidation.
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Brainard — an 18-year-old student at the school — befriended a 22-year-old man on the Tinder dating
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