Kidnapping hoaxer Sherri Papini back in court for child visitation battle with ex-husband

The California parent who pleaded blameworthy successful 2022 to charges related to faking her ain kidnapping six years anterior is backmost successful court, this clip warring her ex-husband for visitation rights with their 2 children. 

"For 8 years our household has been followed, stalked, harassed and bullied by the media," Sherri Papini said successful a tribunal filing for a Friday visitation proceeding according to KRCR. "I person done my champion to enactment backstage to absorption connected my children and healing from the events that transpired. For galore years aft my arrest, I was the superior caregiver of our children earlier serving my clip successful prison. My children person ever been my superior focus."

Papini wants to beryllium capable to spot the children again aft an eight-year saga that has garnered planetary property attraction and was adjacent the taxable of a Hulu documentary. 

Her ex-husband, Keith Papini, is warring to structure the pair's children from their mother. 

Attorneys for some sides pleaded their lawsuit successful beforehand of Judge Kathryn J. Barton of the Shasta County Superior Court. 

Sherri Papini departs a kid custody proceeding successful Redding, California connected Friday, March 21, 2025. Papini antecedently served 18 months successful national situation for faking her ain kidnapping successful 2016. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

FAMED CALIFORNIA KIDNAPPING HOAXER SHERRI PAPINI BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO SCHOOLMATE'S 1998 DISAPPEARANCE

In November 2016, Sherri Papini near her Redding, Calif. location for a jog and did not return. She reappeared 22 days aboriginal bound, beaten and with a marque connected her enarthrosis 150 miles from her home, claiming that she had been abducted astatine gunpoint by 2 Hispanic females weeks prior. 

For years, section and national instrumentality enforcement spent a immense magnitude of resources trying to lick the alleged crime, lone to find that Papini had been staying successful Costa Mesa with an ex-boyfriend during the 3 weeks she was missing. 

A "missing" motion for Sherri Papini enactment up portion authorities searched for her for 22 days successful 2016.  (Andrew Seng/The Sacramento Bee via AP, File)

She was yet linked to her ex-boyfriend done DNA evidence, and helium came cleanable with authorities, and charged successful March 2022 with 35 counts of message fraud and 1 number of lying to a national officer. 

Her husband, Keith Papini, filed for divorcement and custody of their children instantly thereafter. 

Later successful the year, she accepted a plea woody and admitted to her guilt connected 1 number of message fraud and to the complaint of lying to a national officer. 

CALIFORNIA MOM SHERRI PAPINI ENDURING WHAT ‘FEELS LIKE A LIFE SENTENCE,’ LAWYER SAYS AHEAD OF SENTENCING

She was sentenced to 18 months successful prison, but released successful 2023 aft astir 11 months down bars. 

Sherri Papini, center, leaves the national courthouse aft Federal Judge William Shubb sentenced her to 18 months successful national prison, successful Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Federal prosecutors had asked that she beryllium sentenced to 8 months successful situation for faking her ain kidnapping successful 2016. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

Fox News Digital reached retired to the attorneys for some parties. 

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