1703: The Doula BREAKING NEWS

Speaker: So I thought that was the end of the doula series, because back in February, Caitlin Braun was sentenced to two years of house arrest and three years probation for her scam. Against these doulas in, in and around Ontario, but boy, was I wrong? Because Caitlin Braun was arrested again. Yes. As my episodes were airing, Caitlin Braun was back at it. Police arrested Caitlin Braun again and charged her with fraud and harassment. The doulas knew that this was going to happen again. It's infuriating. It's just, it's a lot. It really is. It's really heartbreaking. Even the judge. said that he knew that Caitlin would do this again. I mean even you and I knew that she would do this again, but I thought that while she was under house arrest that she would at least lay low for a while. After all, she was given three years probation and ordered to live with her mother wearing a GPS monitor. She was ordered by the court not to use a computer or the internet. Or download any social media apps. So today in this quick bonus episode of the doula, we're going to get into all the details. I'm Javier Leyva, and this is pretend stories about real people pretending to be someone else. Good evening. A Brantford woman who admitted to faking pregnancies and defrauding doulas has been arrested again and is facing new similar charges. Hamilton police say Caitlin Braun is now back in custody. After they received reports, she was once again falsely soliciting pregnancy. Hamilton police arrested Braun on Tuesday after an investigation that started when they were told Braun was once again falsely soliciting support related to pregnancy and childbirth between April 17th and 18th. It's hard. Knowing that this was going to happen and not being able to stop it or to do anything from stopping it. No, we tried so hard for so long to do that, to protect people. I don't know about you, but I am so impressed with all the doulas that I spoke to and even the doulas that I didn't speak to for getting together and really building this case on their own. They warned us, they warned police and they feel that the courts just dropped the ball and really failed them. I feel. Just so betrayed by the court system and so just it's their job to protect the public and they didn't do that. The court process last time was so traumatizing that just the knowing that we're gonna have to go through all of that again is, uh, is Putting me in a state of panic. I mean, this woman damaged the doula so bad that there was one doula who Caitlin Braun was one of her first clients and she's no longer a doula. She was my first. Client when I was trying to certify and it kind of just ruined the whole experience for me now There's a lot that we don't know about these new charges. Was there one victim multiple victims? It's hard to tell but the fact that this was caught so early tells me that Spreading the message in the media and the doulas doing their work on tik tok and other social media platforms is working Katelyn Braun is obviously a very disturbed individual who seriously needs a mental health intervention of some sort. But awareness is working. In fact, during the previous court hearings, bronze lawyers showed that there was a history, a long history of mental health challenges, including possible childhood sexual trauma, major depression, anxiety, possible bipolar and borderline personality disorder. In court, health records show that Caitlin Braun had a history of suicidal ideation. She also had 200 hospital visits, beginning in 2006. During the sentencing, Caitlin Braun actually spoke in court and said, I know that the words I speak today do not take back what I did, and they do not automatically create healing. However, it's my hope that my words, along with my plan of action, show that I am a changed person. That's what Caitlin Braun said in court. She ended, What I did was ultimately very wrong, and I feel a strong sense of shame when I think of the hurt and the pain that I've caused. I never wanted to be the person I became. I am disgusted with her lawyer and our crown attorney. I honestly cannot believe the sentence they imposed. And that's all that can be done within our justice, our justice system. It just goes to show that our justice system is broken. Caitlin Braun had a bail hearing today and remains in custody. I will keep you posted. On social media or on the podcast. If there's any updates to the story, if you have any information on this case, call the detective working the case, his number is 9 0 5 5 4 6 3 8 5 1. Or you can report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222 8477.