Couple face bond forfeiture hearing in sextuplets hoax

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A couple who faked the birth of sextuplets to wrangle money out of their community could spend time behind bars after they failed to repay donations and appear in court.

Warrants for Sarah Everson, 46, and Kris Everson, 35, were issued earlier this month for probation and parole violations. The couple faces a Dec. 17 bond forfeiture hearing, according to court records.

During a hearing this fall in the Kansas City suburb of Independence, Jackson County Associate Circuit Judge Jeffrey Bushur gave the couple one more chance to make some effort to pay restitution. But they missed their next court appearance.

The Eversons were sentenced in August 2006 to four years' probation after each pleaded guilty to one count of felony stealing by deceit. They were also ordered to repay $3,661.25 to their victims and perform 40 hours of community service.

The couple were living in Grain Valley at the time of the hoax but have since moved to Colorado. They had not been arrested as of Wednesday, authorities said.

Charles A. Kellogg, an attorney for the couple, declined to comment.

Community leaders in Grain Valley said the Eversons came to them in March 2006, saying they had delivered six critically ill babies and needed help. The couple claimed the births were being kept secret by a court order because a family member was out to kill them.

Within days of the story appearing on the front of The Examiner newspaper in Independence, the couple were barraged by questions from the media and ultimately admitted to reporters and police that the entire thing was a lie. They said they needed the cash.

At the time of their sentencing, Sarah Everson said the couple had been kicked out of their Grain Valley home recently and were living in a broken truck. She said her husband was working day-labor jobs, making about $30 each time he worked, and that she was unemployed.

She said that the couple planned to try to make their restitution payments, which the judge ordered at $50 for each of them every month.