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.
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A mom influencer went viral after accusing a couple of trying to abduct her child. Police say it doesn t add up.
A mom influencer went viral after accusing a couple of trying to abduct her child. Police say it doesn t add up.
Palmer HaaschDec 19, 2020, 03:32 IST
Mom influencer Katie Sorenson, who was previously associated with the now-defunct account @motherhoodessentials, said that her children had been the victims of an attempted kidnapping in a viral video.@motherhoodessentials/Instagram via @henrykleeKTVU/Twitter
A mom influencer went viral earlier this week after she posted videos alleging that she and her children had been victims of an attempted kidnapping.