Ontario woman who faked pregnancies, harassed doulas faces sentencing hearing today – CBC

Remaining charges against Kaitlyn Braun will be dropped upon sentencing, her lawyer said

Jan 17, 2024

A Brantford woman who pleaded guilty last month to faking pregnancies and fraudulently seeking the services of dozens of doulas across Ontario faces a sentencing hearing today, when victims will also share how her actions have affected their lives.

Kaitlyn Braun, 25, pleaded guilty to 21 charges — including fraud, indecent acts, false pretences and mischief — of the 52 she faced.

She was first arrested in March after seeking the help of doulas in what ended up being false pregnancies and stillbirths, from June 2022 to February 2023.

According to court documents, Braun coerced 17 victims into giving her massages while she was naked with the intent to insult or offend them. She also intended to defraud them under the pretence of pregnancies that she knew were false, the documents say.

Braun pleaded guilty to mischief for making a false statement to a Brantford police officer in February, accusing someone else of the offences to mislead the investigation. She has been in custody since her arrest, Braun’s lawyer, Alison Macdonald, told CBC News in an email.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/kaitlyn-braun-sentencing-1.7085430

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