Audrey Seiler Pleads Guilty To Obstructing Police
(At least she's getting help for her depression. --TG)
From TheNewOrleansChannel.com
In March, Wis. Coed Claimed She Was Abducted By Armed Man
UPDATED: 12:54 PM EDT July 1, 2004
MADISON, Wis. -- Audrey Seiler, the University of Wisconsin student who faked her abduction, was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation after she pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of obstructing officers.
She also was ordered to reimburse the Madison Police Department, which spent $100,000 investigating her abduction claims.
Before the hearing, attorney Randy Hopper said his client, Seiler, 20, of Rockford, Minn., reached a plea agreement and would be appearing for sentencing.
Madison had been preparing for a media circus downtown because of the national attention the case captured in March, when Seiler was missing for four days before walking out of a marsh on the south side of Madison in good condition. She told police that an armed man had been holding her hostage.
But police concluded she made up the story -- after obtaining a store videotape showing her buying the knife, duct tape and other items she said were used to restrain her.
Hopper appeared on her behalf in April in Dane County Court and said his client would try to reach a plea and avoid trial.
She is free on a signature bond and is reportedly home with her parents in Rockford.
Seiler admitted to police that she had lied to them several times, according to the complaint.
"I'm so stupid. I'm sorry for all this," the complaint quotes Seiler as saying. "I'm finally telling the truth. It feels so good."
Seiler has withdrawn from the University of Wisconsin and is currently in therapy. She says severe depression caused her to act irrationally.
From TheNewOrleansChannel.com
In March, Wis. Coed Claimed She Was Abducted By Armed Man
UPDATED: 12:54 PM EDT July 1, 2004
MADISON, Wis. -- Audrey Seiler, the University of Wisconsin student who faked her abduction, was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation after she pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of obstructing officers.
She also was ordered to reimburse the Madison Police Department, which spent $100,000 investigating her abduction claims.
Before the hearing, attorney Randy Hopper said his client, Seiler, 20, of Rockford, Minn., reached a plea agreement and would be appearing for sentencing.
Madison had been preparing for a media circus downtown because of the national attention the case captured in March, when Seiler was missing for four days before walking out of a marsh on the south side of Madison in good condition. She told police that an armed man had been holding her hostage.
But police concluded she made up the story -- after obtaining a store videotape showing her buying the knife, duct tape and other items she said were used to restrain her.
Hopper appeared on her behalf in April in Dane County Court and said his client would try to reach a plea and avoid trial.
She is free on a signature bond and is reportedly home with her parents in Rockford.
Seiler admitted to police that she had lied to them several times, according to the complaint.
"I'm so stupid. I'm sorry for all this," the complaint quotes Seiler as saying. "I'm finally telling the truth. It feels so good."
Seiler has withdrawn from the University of Wisconsin and is currently in therapy. She says severe depression caused her to act irrationally.
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