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.