A California mom who claimed in a series of Instagram videos that a Latino couple tried to abduct her children is facing criminal charges for allegedly fabricating the whole story.
Influencer who detailed alleged kidnapping attempt on Instagram charged with giving false information to police By Caitlin O Kane
May 3, 2021 / 5:06 PM / CBS News
A so-called Instagram influencer told her followers a harrowing story about how she stopped a kidnapping in the parking lot of a Michaels craft store – but authorities say no crime took place. Now, the mom of two has now been charged with giving false information to a police officer and giving false information to a police dispatcher.
Katie Sorensen first went to police December 7, telling them a man and a woman followed her into the store and around inside as she shopped and commented on her two children s appearance, according to a news release from the Petaluma Police Department.
Momfluencer Katie Sorensen is charged with giving police false information and faces six MONTHS in jail after going viral with fake tale of Latino couple trying to snatch her kids
Katie Sorensen now faces two misdemeanor counts after she claimed that Eduardo and Sadie Martinez had tried to kidnap her two children
She faces one count of giving false information to a police officer and another for giving false information to a police dispatcher
Each charge carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail
Latino couple Sadie and Eddie Martinez were cleared by police