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A 22 year old service member looking for a date in October was the victim of a mob of Assumption University students at Worcester, MA which brought about the arrests of 8 students.<\/p>\n
Reportedly the former NBC show “To Catch a Predator” has engendered some TikTok spinoffs, which young jackwagons decided to emulate.<\/p>\n
According to police, one of the students, 19-year-old Easton Randall, said, \u201cCatch a predator is a big thing on TikTok currently\u201d \u2014 leading to a spate of people trying to emulate the three-season-long NBC show, where adults seeking to have sexual contact with children were lured into a trap using undercover operatives and hidden cameras.Raw Story.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
One small detail – the guy they chose to set and assault isn’t a predator. Just a 22 year old kid looking for a date with an 18 year old.<\/p>\n
Five Assumption University students are facing charges after they allegedly lured a man onto campus in a \u201ccatch a predator\u201d scheme popular on TikTok, but police say the man had planned to meet up with an adult.<\/p>\n
Kelsy Brainard, an 18-year-old student, allegedly invited a man to Assumption\u2019s campus in Worcester from her Tinder, which indicated her age correctly, police said.<\/p>\n
Within a few minutes of the man\u2019s arrival on campus on Oct. 1, 25 to 30 people \u201ccame out of nowhere and started calling him a pedophile and accusing that he liked having sex with 17-year-old girls,\u201d the police report filed in Worcester District Court said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
18 is legal in the Bay State.\u00a0 Come to think of it, 18 is legal pretty much in any state, I believe. After all, at that age they are old enough to vote for Kamala…oh, wait…<\/p>\n
Kelsy Brainard, an 18-year-old student, allegedly invited a man to Assumption\u2019s campus in Worcester from her Tinder, which indicated her age correctly, police said.<\/p>\n
Joaquin Smith, Kevin Carroll, Easton Randall, and Isabella Trudeau were all charged as the core group of students who allegedly orchestrated the \u201cdeliberately staged event,\u201d police said. A juvenile is also identified by police as a conspirator.<\/p>\n
Each student was charged with kidnapping and conspiracy on Dec. 4, according to court records. Brainard is facing an additional charge of witness intimidation, while Carroll was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.<\/p>\n
The man, whose age was not provided by police, said he was surrounded by the crowd, was unable to leave, and was grabbed and held. He said he was chased to his car and punched in the back of the head before the students allegedly slammed the car door on him and kicked the vehicle. Carroll later admitted to slamming the man\u2019s head into the car door, according to the court documents. \u00a0 Boston.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Neither the victim’s name nor branch of service have been officially released as of Tuesday, although at least one article indicated he was in the Army.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Assumption University President Greg Weiner said the behavior described in the court filing is \u201cabhorrent and antithetical to Assumption University\u2019s mission and values. In all circumstances, we expect our students to exercise sound judgment and uphold the principles of respect, responsibility, and character that define our community.\u201d\u00a0 NBC News<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Think I’ll believe that when I see at least six students expelled and the balance suspended. Yeah, I know, probably not going to happen, but it would be nice to see. at least once. Failing that, a platoon’s worth of retaliatory whoopass would be good.<\/p>\n
By the way, this is not the first such incident – 11 students last month in Mount Prospect, IL were charged in a similar TikTok imitation case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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