6 teens charged after string of assaults linked to 'Catch a Predator' trend, police say

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 05, 2025 3:50 PM EST | Last Updated: March 6

Six teens successful Regina are accused of taking portion successful a drawstring of "Catch a Predator" assaults.

All of the alleged assaults followed a akin pattern, according to a Wednesday quality merchandise from the constabulary service. Regina constabulary accidental the accused utilized a dating app and posed arsenic a 15-year-old lad to pull their victims.

They would past put a gathering spot and erstwhile the unfortunate showed up they were assaulted and/or robbed, the merchandise said.

Police accidental each of the incidents, which occurred from April 2024 to January of this year, were filmed by the accused and intended to beryllium shared connected societal media arsenic portion of a inclination known arsenic "Catch a Predator."

The six youth, whose ages scope from 13 to 17 and who cannot beryllium named, are facing assorted charges of assault and robbery successful narration to 4 abstracted incidents.

All person made their archetypal tribunal quality successful Regina Provincial Youth Court. The probe continues and police judge determination could beryllium much suspects. 

Police are reminding the nationalist that if crimes are committed during acts of vigilantism, charges volition beryllium laid.