California mother who acknowledged guilt in 2022 The fees related to fakeing his own abduction six years ago, this time he fights against her ex -husband for visiting the right to visit with her two children.
“Eight years followed our family, the media chased, harassed and harassed,” Sherri Pope’s in court told a visit to a visit to a Friday Toward Krcr. “I did my best to stay privately to focus on my children and heal from the events that happened. For many years after the arrest I was the primary guardian of our children before serving my time in prison. My children were always my main focus.”
The Pope wants to be able to see the children again after the eight -year -old Saga who attracted attention to the international press and even was the subject of a documentary to Hulu.
Her ex -husband, Keith Popei, is struggling to protect the children of money from their mother.
Attorneys for both sides have declared that their case before Judge Kathryn J. Barton from the High Court of District of Shasta.
Sherri Pope on Friday, March 21, March 21, 2025, went to hearing on custody of children in Redding, California. Pope had previously served 18 months in federal prison for faking his own abduction in 2016. (Derek shook for Fox News Digital)
In November 2016, Sherri Pope left her Redding, California, a running house and didn’t come back. She re -appeared 22 days later, beaten up with Mark on her shoulder 150 miles from her house, claiming that two Latin American females made it difficult for her under weapons.
For years, the local and federal enforcement of the law spent a huge amount of resources trying to solve the alleged crime, only to discover that Pope had been in Costa Mesi with her ex -boyfriend for three weeks she missed.
The “missing” sign for Sherri Pope set up while the authorities sought it for 22 days in 2016. (Andrew Seng/The Sacramento Bee via AP, File)
Was finally associated with her ex -boyfriend through DNA evidence, and he was clean with the authorities, and charged in March 2022 with 35 dots of mail fraud and one number of lying to the federal officer.
Her husband Keith Pope, filed for divorce and custody of their children immediately afterwards.
Later, in the year, she accepted the Award on Recognition of Guilt and acknowledged her guilt on a point of fraud of mail and charges of lying to the federal officer.
Was sentenced to 18 months in prison but Published 2023 After about 11 months behind bars.
Sherri Pope, in the middle, leaves the federal court after the federal judge William Shubb sentenced her to 18 months in prison, in Sacramento in California, on Monday, September 19, 2022, federal prosecutors asked to be sentenced to eight months in prison for faking their own abduction in 2016. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)
Fox News Digital addressed the lawyers of both sides.
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