Assumption police allege the man, a 22-year-old active-duty military member who had been in Worcester for a funeral, came to campus to meet Brainard after speaking to her on Tinder.

Kelsy Brainard appears district court as she and four other Massachusetts college students made their first appearance on conspiracy and kidnapping charges in Worcester, Mass, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

Kelsy Brainard said ‘a creepy guy came to campus' to meet a 17-year-old girl. The man campus police said was falsely labeled a sexual predator is a 22-year-old U.S. Army member who was visiting ...

Kelsy Brainard appears district court as she and four other Massachusetts college students made their first appearance on conspiracy and kidnapping charges in Worcester, Mass, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

Kelsy Brainard, 18, Easton Randall, 19, Kevin Carroll, 18, Isabella Trudeau, 18, and Joaquin Smith, 18, are accused of using Brainard’s Tinder account to lure their 22-year-old victim to the ...

The defendants — Kelsy Brainard, 18; Easton Randall, 19; Kevin Carroll, 18; Isabella Trudeau, 18; and Joaquin Smith, 18 — stood stone-faced in court, showing little emotion and addressing a ...

Kelsy Brainard appears district court after she and four other Massachusetts college students made their first appearance on conspiracy and kidnapping charges in Worcester, Mass, Thursday, Jan. 16 ...

Charges were dropped against Kelsy Brainard, 18; Kevin Carroll, 18; Easton Randall, 19; Joaquin Smith, 18; and Isabella Trudeau, 18, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY and the ...

Kelsy Brainard appears district court as she and four other Massachusetts college students made their first appearance on conspiracy and kidnapping charges in Worcester, Mass, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

Six Assumption University students were in court to face charges in a connection made between a Holyoke woman and a man on Tinder, which resulted in a TikTok plot to confront a falsely accused sexu… ...