Sherri Papini’s husband is filing for divorce and custody of the child
Records show that Sherri Papini’s husband has filed for divorce and custody of the couple’s two children, accusing her of fabricating her own kidnapping in 2016.
Papini, 39, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and making false allegations in court on Monday. Judge William B. Shubb for the US District Court for the Eastern District of California was questioning her about her past and whether she had ever received treatment for a mental illness when she appeared from afar.
She admitted in court that she had been in therapy for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) since 2016 and also had some difficulties at school.
Keith Papini claimed in his petition that his wife “did not act rationally”.
As Keith Papini said in court documents, his wife had lied to his children about their whereabouts. “The fact that her mother lied to her about such an important issue is something that she and I find difficult to deal with. We, both the children and I, need time to recover and stabilize.”
The last time she saw her children was April 4, and she has already skipped a scheduled visit, he said, before asking the court “to help me protect my children from the ill effects of their mother’s notoriety.” protection”.
According to the divorce filing, the Papinis had been married since October 2009 and separated on March 3, the same day she was jailed on federal charges.
Papini currently lives with a cousin in Chico, Calif., about 75 miles south of Keith and the children, court documents said.
The couple are scheduled to address custody issues at a court hearing on May 9.
Papini was reported missing by her husband in November 2016 after going for a jog near their home in Shasta County. About a month later, on Thanksgiving Eve, she was spotted hiking the freeway 140 miles from her home.
She told authorities that two women kidnapped and branded her and that they kept her locked in a closet for days. She gave a detailed story of her kidnapping and abuse by the alleged attackers, who she said wore masks, spoke Spanish, held her at gunpoint and branded her with a hot object.
However, according to the Justice Department, Papini was actually staying with an ex-boyfriend in Southern California for three weeks when she was reported missing and earned more than $30,000 in fraudulent victim assistance money as a result of the deception, court filings show.
Papini can be sentenced to 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $500,000 if found guilty on the charges. She will be sentenced on July 11.
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