Six Assumption University students face charges after allegedly luring an Army soldier, 22, to their campus to confront him and film the encounter, according to court documents.

Five Massachusetts college students have appeared in court, accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus through the Tinder dating app and then seizing him as part of a “Catch a Predator” trend on TikTok.

The group, as first reported by the Telegram & Gazette, is among six students, including one juvenile, accused of luring a man to campus Oct. 1 and siccing a mob of more than 20 students on him in a “To Catch a Predator”-inspired social media stunt gone awry.

WORCESTER ― A lawyer for one of five Assumption University students set to be arraigned Thursday in Central District Court for allegedly kidnapping a man as part of a TikTok trend gone awry said Wednesday that his client maintains her innocence and will seek a swift dismissal of the charges against her.

WORCESTER — Five students at Assumption University were arraigned in Worcester District Court Thursday on charges of kidnapping a man they allegedly lured to campus through a dating app in a “To Catch a Predator”-type sting.

Police say six students at a Massachusetts college lured a man to campus on the promise of a hook-up. There, he was chased and beaten in a TikTok-inspired trend.

Five Massachusetts college students are scheduled to make their first appearance in court on conspiracy and kidnapping charges on Thursday

The victim told police that he was in town for his grandmother’s funeral and “just wanted to be around people that were happy.”