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Husband released on bond; man and wife could face up to 7 years in jail
Updated: 8:50 p.m. ET April 14, 2006
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - A couple who lied about having sextuplets and were showered with money and other gifts were charged Friday with stealing from the people they fooled.
Kris and Sarah Everson admitted to police and reporters earlier this week that it was a hoax. They had been telling people that Sarah Everson gave birth in March to six critically ill babies.
The Grain Valley couple were charged with stealing by deceit and could get up to seven years in prison. A judge entered not guilty pleas for them.
Hours before admitting the hoax, Sarah Everson had allowed an Associated Press reporter into her home, showing off a nursery that she said was ready for her four boys and two girls. She said she was awaiting their release from the hospital.
She told of the surgeries two of the babies would undergo, detailed her discomfort during her pregnancy and even showed photographs of herself with a bulging belly.
Kris Everson had been telling co-workers since December that his wife was pregnant with multiple babies, said Cathi Christina, human resources manager for the brake plant. Employees at the plant gave the couple up to $2,400, according to court papers. more at link:http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12317421/
and for a picture of her "pregnant":http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1841734
Updated: 8:50 p.m. ET April 14, 2006
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - A couple who lied about having sextuplets and were showered with money and other gifts were charged Friday with stealing from the people they fooled.
Kris and Sarah Everson admitted to police and reporters earlier this week that it was a hoax. They had been telling people that Sarah Everson gave birth in March to six critically ill babies.
The Grain Valley couple were charged with stealing by deceit and could get up to seven years in prison. A judge entered not guilty pleas for them.
Hours before admitting the hoax, Sarah Everson had allowed an Associated Press reporter into her home, showing off a nursery that she said was ready for her four boys and two girls. She said she was awaiting their release from the hospital.
She told of the surgeries two of the babies would undergo, detailed her discomfort during her pregnancy and even showed photographs of herself with a bulging belly.
Kris Everson had been telling co-workers since December that his wife was pregnant with multiple babies, said Cathi Christina, human resources manager for the brake plant. Employees at the plant gave the couple up to $2,400, according to court papers. more at link:http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12317421/
and for a picture of her "pregnant":http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1841734
