A judge has dismissed conspiracy and kidnapping charges against five Massachusetts college students who were accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus through a dating app and then seizing ...

with the promise of a hook-up — similar to the setup of the TV show “To Catch a Predator.” The students then accused the man of being a pedophile, assaulted him and chased him off the ...

Randall had told officers they were inspired by the "catch a predator" trend, which he said "is big on TikTok." He said their group shared ideas of what to tell the man through the Tinder app to ...