US EditionKidnapping and conspiracy charges are dropped against college students in ‘Catch a Predator’ fad
- Five Assumption University students had their kidnapping and conspiracy charges dropped, according to Defense Attorney Robert Iacovelli.
- Police reported no evidence that the 22-year-old man was seeking to meet underage girls, suggesting the accusations were unfounded.
- A judge dismissed the charges after reviewing a video of police interrogation presented by the defense.
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Charges are dropped against college students in 'Catch a Predator' case
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 him as part of a trend on social media.
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