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 using a dating app.
The Assumption University students, all teenagers, were accused of seizing the man as part of a "Catch a Predator" trend on social media. They were arraigned in January and entered not guilty pleas. Their lawyers subsequently filed motions seeking to dismiss the charges, arguing that authorities lacked probable cause to believe they committed any crimes.
