California ‘Influencer’ Sentenced for Falsely Accusing Couple of Kidnapping Hoax

Katie Sorensen was sentenced to jail time for lying to police about an attempted kidnapping she falsely claimed happened outside a Michaels store.
Sorensen accused Sadie and Eddie Martinez, a Latino couple, of trying to abduct her children in a racially motivated hoax that gained national attention.
Sorensen will serve jail time, be on probation for 12 months, and is banned from social media as part of her sentence.
The district attorney believes the sentence is fair and hopes it provides closure to the falsely accused couple.
Sorensen's false claims were shared on Instagram and led to an investigation that proved the innocence of the accused couple.