Student Sentenced for False Abduction
A college student who faked her abduction and set off a desperate search was sentenced in Madison to three years’ probation and ordered to repay police at least $9,000.
Audrey Seiler, 20, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of obstructing officers and read a statement in court in which she said severe depression had caused her to act irrationally.
“I’m taking care of myself now, so someday people will see I’m still a girl to be proud of,” Seiler said. The Rockford, Minn., woman withdrew from the University of Wisconsin-Madison after the incident and is in therapy.
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