{"id":1998262,"date":"2023-08-11T18:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T22:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mother-of-influencer-jailed-for-falsely-accusing-hispanic-couple-says-her-daughter-didnt-lie-to-police\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:53:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T22:53:45","slug":"mother-of-influencer-jailed-for-falsely-accusing-hispanic-couple-says-her-daughter-didnt-lie-to-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mother-of-influencer-jailed-for-falsely-accusing-hispanic-couple-says-her-daughter-didnt-lie-to-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Influencer&#8217;s mom denies daughter lied, gets jailed for false accusations against Hispanic couple."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmother-of-influencer-jailed-for-falsely-accusing-hispanic-couple-says-her-daughter-didnt-lie-to-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1998262&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Mother&#8217;s Fight for Justice: The Truth Behind Her Daughter&#8217;s Conviction<\/h2>\n<p>A mother&#8217;s unwavering belief in her daughter&#8217;s innocence has sparked a \u200cfierce battle for justice. Kathleen &#8220;Katie&#8221; Sorensen, 31, was sentenced to \u206330 days in jail for falsely accusing a Hispanic couple of attempting to abduct her young children. But her mother, Jill \u2062Turgeon, is determined to\u200c prove that her\u2063 daughter never lied to the \u2063police.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Katie is innocent. In fact, she was found innocent of 2 of the 3 charges. The charge of \u2062which she was found guilty was only related to a single detail of \u2062her \u2062report. One detail,&#8221; Turgeon passionately stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Turgeon revealed that\u200c the accused Hispanic male&#8217;s testimony actually\u200b supported what Sorensen witnessed that day, although it seems that Sorensen may have misinterpreted the situation.<\/p>\n<h3>A Viral Accusation<\/h3>\n<p>Sorensen gained widespread attention on \u2063social media in December 2020 when she accused a Latino couple\u2063 of following her around a Michael&#8217;s craft store and attempting\u2062 to kidnap her children. Eduardo and Sadie Martinez, the accused couple, maintained \u2064that\u2063 race played a role in \u2063Sorensen&#8217;s allegations.<\/p>\n<p>According\u200b to Sorensen&#8217;s account \u200cto the police, the couple trailed her \u2062as she pushed her children in a stroller\u2064 towards her car in the\u200c parking lot. She \u200cclaimed \u2063they made comments\u2062 about her children&#8217;s appearances and lingered\u2062 near her \u2062vehicle as she secured her children inside.<\/p>\n<p>However, Sorensen later posted a video on social media, including additional information that she had not initially disclosed to the\u2062 police. The Petaluma Police Department noted this discrepancy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I heard them\u2062 talking about the features of my children, \u200cbut I was totally paralyzed \u2063with fear,&#8221; Sorensen confessed during an interview with KTVU-TV \u200cat the time \u200cof the incident. &#8220;I just couldn&#8217;t bring myself to say anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sorensen further alleged that \u2063the couple followed her throughout the store, stood behind her in line without making any purchases, and trailed her to her SUV in the parking lot.\u200d She claimed that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mother-of-influencer-jailed-for-falsely-accusing-hispanic-couple-says-her-daughter-didnt-lie-to-police\/\" title=\"Influencer's mom denies daughter lied, gets jailed for false accusations against Hispanic couple.\">white van parked nearby added<\/a> to \u200dher fear, suggesting\u200b that\u200b the couple was &#8220;building the courage&#8221; to\u200b kidnap her children.<\/p>\n<p>However, surveillance footage from the store did not capture any attempted kidnapping. Instead, it\u2062 showed the couple moving in a manner consistent with Sorensen&#8217;s description,\u200c which may have appeared suspicious from her perspective\u2063 but lacked any malicious intent.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the lack of evidence supporting an\u2063 abduction attempt, \u2063Sorensen maintained that the couple&#8217;s actions were\u2064 indicative of their ill intentions.<\/p>\n<h3>A\u2063 Questionable Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>During the investigation, doubts were cast on \u2064Sorensen&#8217;s story \u2063from the beginning. The police officer questioning the Martinezes even brought up the \u2063QAnon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles 'Anonymous' Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">conspiracy theory<\/a>,\u200d insinuating\u200d that Sorensen&#8217;s claims were part of a\u2062 larger false narrative. The Martinezes, however, denied any knowledge of Sorensen \u2063or the conspiracy theory.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the police officer repeatedly mentioned charging Sorensen with filing a false report and even referenced the term &#8220;Karen,&#8221; a derogatory label for a white woman who calls the police on a black man. The Martinezes&#8217; lawyer\u2063 highlighted the racial \u2062dynamics at\u2064 play, emphasizing that &#8220;you have two Latinx people accused by a white woman.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Turgeon revealed that her \u200cdaughter&#8217;s\u200d initial report to \u2063the police mentioned \u200ca &#8220;Caucasian&#8221; \u200dcouple, raising questions about the \u2064investigation&#8217;s handling of the racial aspects of the case.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, while Sorensen&#8217;s interpretation of the couple&#8217;s actions may have\u2062 been misguided, the video evidence \u2064confirmed\u2064 that the specific actions she \u2062reported did occur. Nevertheless, Sorensen was charged with lying.<\/p>\n<h3>A Racial Narrative Unveiled<\/h3>\n<p>The story gained traction due to Sorensen&#8217;s \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-pushes-far-ahead-of-us-in-restricting-social-media-for-minors\/\" title=\"China leads in restricting social media for minors, surpassing the US.\">social media \u2062account<\/a> and subsequent interview with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolinas-first-black-lt-gov-leads-fight-against-radical-curriculum\/\" title=\"North Carolina\u2019s First Black Lt. Gov. Leads Fight Against Radical Curriculum\">local news station<\/a>. When it was revealed\u200d that the \u2062accused couple was Latino,\u200d a racial\u200c narrative emerged, further complicating the \u200ccase.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2064Turgeon fights to clear her daughter&#8217;s\u2064 name, she remains steadfast \u2064in her belief that justice will prevail. The truth behind Sorensen&#8217;s conviction \u200cis a complex web of misinterpretations, racial dynamics, and a mother&#8217;s unwavering determination to prove her daughter&#8217;s innocence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mother defends her daughter, who received a 30-day jail sentence for falsely accusing a Hispanic couple of child abduction. Jill Turgeon claims her daughter never lied to the police. Kathleen &#8220;Katie&#8221; Sorensen, 31, was given 30 days in jail and an extra 60 days to serve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":1998263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1998262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1998262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1998263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1998262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1998262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1998262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}