Bay Area 'mom influencer' whose accusations sparked QAnon panic faces trial

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not only did she lie, she tried to get this couple charged based on that lie


Bay Area 'mom influencer' whose accusations sparked QAnon panic faces trial



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“My children were the target of attempted kidnap,” says Sorensen, sitting in her car. “Which is such a weird thing to even vocalize, but it happened and I want to share that story with you.”

She claimed on Dec. 7, 2020, she took her two small children to the Michaels craft store in Petaluma. While in the store, she alleged a man and woman began to follow her, “talking about the features of my children.” Sorensen said the couple didn’t buy anything, but followed her out to the parking lot. She accused them of taking “two steps forward, two steps back” before lunging for her stroller. Sorensen said she called for help, talked to the police and then decided to share her story on social media to warn other parents.

“I saw these people. They didn’t look necessarily clean-cut,” she said on KTVU. “I felt uncomfortable around them."

The videos had more than 4 million views before they were deleted, and almost overnight she went from 6,000 Instagram followers to over 80,000.

But in short order, Petaluma police cleared the couple, Sadie and Eddie Martinez, of any wrongdoing. The Petaluma Police Department issued a statement indicating Sorensen’s story had “inconsistencies.”

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Although Sorensen said in her initial video that she wasn’t interested in pressing charges, police said in a follow-up interview she did want the Martinezes prosecuted for attempted kidnapping. She currently faces three misdemeanor charges of making a false report to police; if convicted, she could be sentenced to six months in jail or a fine of up to $1,000, or both, for each count.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Katie-Sorensen-kidnap-accusations-trial-17078111.php