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
An Instagram influencer mom who accused a Latino couple of attempting to kidnap her children in viral videos has been hit with charges for lying about the incident to cops
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In December of 2020, Sorensen went viral after making the accusation in two videos posted to her Instagram account, where they saw nearly 5 million views, according to the
New York Post. The California mother has reportedly since privatized her account @motherhoodessentials , formerly known as @motherhoodessentials. Advertisement Hide
She accused Sadie Vega-Martinez and Eddie Martinez, a Latino couple, of trying to kidnap her children at a Michaels in Northern California.
“This is hard for me. I’m not ready to share this story, but I know it’s important. I would rather be uncomfortable, and awkward, and get the message out sooner than wait until I feel composed because I don’t know if I’ll ever be composed talking about this,” she started her story.