Katie Sorensen, an Instagram social media influencer from Sanoma, was found guilty of fabricating a story about a Latino couple trying to kidnap her children outside of a store.

According to District Attorney Carla Rodriguez, Sorensen was taken from the courtroom in handcuffs and could face as much as six months in jail. Her bail was set at $100,000.

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Who is Katie Sorensen?

In 2021, Katie Sorensen was arrested and charged with three misdemeanor counts of making a false report of a crime. Two of the charges against her were acquitted. She is 31 years old.

Sorensen described herself as a “mom influencer” on social media.

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In December 2020, Sorensen posted a video alleging that a man and woman tried to kidnap her two children in the parking area of a Michaels craft store in Petaluma, around 40 miles north of San Francisco. The videos were shared a week after Sorensen had reported the alleged kidnapping attempt to police. Several details about the alleged incident were not disclosed to police by Sorensen.

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Local media outlets identified the couple as Sadie and Eddie Martinez. Police acquitted them of any wrongdoing and said that the investigation into Sorensen’s claims produced no evidence to support her allegations.

Sorensen took her children to Michael’s on December 7, 2020, made a purchase, got back into her car, and left. She claimed that the couple had followed her into the store, trailed her as she shopped with her children in a stroller, and commented on her children’s appearance. She said that the couple drove off after she alleged for help.

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“The verdict of not guilty as to counts 1 and 2 rejects the theory that my client lied to the police on December 7,” Sorensen’s attorney Charles Dresow said. The maximum sentence for the conviction is six months in jail.