Kidnapping incident details: In February 2023, Catherine Colivas, a TikToker, kidnapped a Saudi royal in Victoria, Australia, demanding 40,000 Bitcoin. Accompanied by co-conspirators, they used intimidation and drugged the victim during dinner to execute their plan.
Controversial sentencing outcome: Despite pleading guilty, Judge Nola Karapanagiotidis imposed a 30-month community corrections order on Colivas, citing her difficult past and mental health. The lenient sentence raises concerns about the justice system’s approach to serious crimes.