A social media influencer who went viral for a 2020 Instagram video falsely claiming a couple tried to kidnap her children at a crafts store in Northern California has been sentenced to jail.
"Ms. Sorensen's report was determined to be false and resoundingly contradicted by the accused couple as well as store video that was obtained," prosecutors said.that before being charged, Sorensen had enjoyed a modest following on her @motherhoodessentials Instagram account. Her videos on the alleged kidnapping attempt were viewed more than 4 million times and gained her tens of thousands of new followers. The videos have since been deleted.
Along with jail time, the judge ordered Sorensen to 12 months of probation"during which time she was ordered to have no social media presence, submit to warrantless search and seizure, to include her electronic devices, complete a 4-hour implicit bias training, as well as various fines and fees." Sorensen was remanded into custody following the hearing to begin serving her sentence, prosecutors said.
"Ms. Sorensen has been held accountable for her crime and we believe the judge handed down a fair sentence," District Attorney Carla Rodriguez said in a statement."Our hope is that this measure of accountability will help provide some closure to the couple that was falsely accused of having attempted to kidnap two young children."
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