Sherri Papini’s Husband Files for Divorce Days After She Pled Guilty to Faking Kidnapping

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Sherri Papini’s Husband Files for Divorce Days After She Pled Guilty to Faking Kidnapping

Days after Sherri Papini pled guilty to faking her own kidnapping, her husband Keith Papini filed for divorce and asked for custody of their two children.

Sherri Papini's husband, Keith, appears to have had enough. He filed for divorce just days after she pled guilty to faking her own kidnapping .

According to court documents  on April 21, Keith filed in Shasta County, Calif. as the petitioner in the case, which was classified as a "dissolution with minor children." He has asked for emergency custody of their children—Tyler, 5, and Violet, 3—and control of their home in Redding, Calif. 

Keith's attorney Russell Swartz sent E! News the statement Keith included with his filing. 

"I wish to make it clear that my goal is to provide a loving, safe, stable environment for Tyler and Violet and I believe the requested orders are consistent with that goal and the best interests of the children," Keith said, adding that he is not responding to media calls and is "asking that the court help me protect my children from the negative impact of their mother's notoriety."

On April 18, Sherri's attorney, William J. Portanova, confirmed that his client had pled guilty  to one count of lying to a federal officer and one count of mail fraud. 

In 2016, Sherri, now 39, told police that she was kidnapped  by two armed individuals while jogging in her neighborhood. She claimed the kidnappers tortured and branded her while keeping her chained in a bedroom.

Three weeks after her disappearance, Sherri was found wandering in a parking lot with visible injuries and a new haircut.