The decision came after lawyers for the teenage Assumption University students claimed prosecutors lacked probable cause and filed motions to dismiss last month. Information regarding the status of a ...

Kidnapping and conspiracy charges against five Assumption University students accused of being part of a plan to "catch a predator” in October have been dropped. Charges were dropped against ...

WORCESTER ― Bands of blue shirt-wearing college students could be seen throughout the city on Monday, picking up trash, painting railings and weeding out flower beds. If you saw them in action ...

All five Assumption University students face charges in connection with a "To Catch a Predator" plot. (AP Photos/Robert F. Bukaty) AP Photos/Robert F. Bukaty By ...

UPDATE 4-10-25: The conspiracy and kidnapping charges have been dismissed against five Assumption University students accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus via a dating app as part of ...

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.

The Assumption University students, all teenagers, were arraigned in January and entered not guilty pleas. Since then, their lawyers had filed motions seeking to dismiss the charges, saying ...