The mommy influencer who went viral in 2020 after falsely accusing a Latino couple of kidnapping her youngsters has been convicted.
In accordance with a press launch from the Sonoma County District Legal professional’s Workplace, Katie Sorensen was discovered responsible on one depend of creating a false report of a criminal offense on Thursday. For individuals who don’t recall, the social media character went to a Michaels craft retailer in Petaluma, California on December 7, 2020, along with her two younger youngsters. After grabbing a couple of gadgets, she went again to her automobile and left the shop’s car parking zone. However a couple of minutes later, Sorensen referred to as the Petaluma Police Division to report {that a} couple had tried to kidnap her youngsters.
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A few week later, she went on to put up two since-deleted movies on the Instagram account referred to as @motherhoodessentials detailing the fabricated story. Sorensen alleged that she was adopted by a person and a lady whereas she was buying at Michaels along with her youngsters. She then claimed the pair saved making feedback about her youngsters earlier than attempting to method them within the car parking zone, per NBC Information. The influencer stated when the person tried to achieve into her stroller, she started to scream for assist. She advised KTVU in an interview:
“I noticed these folks, they didn’t look essentially clean-cut. I felt uncomfortable round them, and as an alternative of creating them uncomfortable with my discomfort, I selected to stay in my discomfort.”
These posts garnered greater than 4 million views on the time. Nonetheless, movies quickly had legislation enforcement’s eyebrows elevating. Why is that? It turned out the social media posts advised a unique story than what she advised police within the preliminary report. Following her tv look, authorities interviewed her as soon as once more. At the moment, Sorensen recognized the alleged suspects as a pair seen within the retailer’s surveillance video.
Nonetheless, the couple denied the accusations. Police quickly closed the kidnapping investigation after they found out Sorensen’s report was false. The mother was arrested and charged with three misdemeanor counts of creating a false report of a criminal offense.
The couple later got here ahead to disclose their identities in a press convention. Sadie and Eddie Martinez shared, per The Argus-Courier, that they had been merely looking for Christmas decorations that day and nothing extra, including:
It’s like we’re actually responsible of being Brown whereas buying.”
So, so terrible. A sentencing date has not been set but. However within the meantime, she was taken into custody following her conviction, along with her bail being set at $100,000. The prosecutor’s workplace stated she now faces a most sentence of 6 months in jail. Her lawyer, Charles Dresow, stated in an announcement to The Press Democrat:
“The decision of not responsible as to counts one and two rejects the speculation that my consumer lied to the police on Dec. 7. The jury reviewed the precise proof and located it to be very totally different than how the case has been portrayed exterior the courtroom. We’re dissatisfied as to depend three and can consider our choices transferring ahead.”
In the meantime, District Legal professional Carla Rodriguez additionally reacted to the decision, saying:
“This verdict will allow us to carry Ms. Sorensen accountable for her crime, whereas on the similar time serving to to exonerate the couple that was falsely accused of getting tried to kidnap two younger youngsters. The case can also be necessary in that it illustrates the significance of utilizing social media responsibly.”
We’re glad some justice was served after her disgusting lie. Reactions to the decision, Perezcious readers? Tell us within the feedback under.
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