WORCESTER, Mass. (WWLP) - Five students from Assumption University in Worcester are facing charges of kidnapping and assaulting a man for a TikTok trend inspired by "To Catch a Predator." West Springfield man charged under new Massachusetts law, revenge porn  The students allegedly used the dating app, Tinder, to lure the man to meet a teenage girl at the university. The man did show up and was beaten up by a mob of nearly 30 students. That mob reportedly chased the man and assaulted him as he got back into his car and drove away, according to NBC Boston. Police are saying that the man did nothing wrong, as court documents state the man went to meet a woman who was listed as 18 years old online. The school would not say what disciplinary action it may take, if any, against the students. All 5 students are scheduled to be arraigned on January 16th. Local News Headlines Greenfield City Hall closed for maintenance till Monday Five Worcester students charged after mob beats up falsely accused child predator Holiday gift returns are expected to surge in January Antisemitic hate crimes reach eight-year high across Massachusetts WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.