Real Housewives of Orange County star Katie Ginella was accused of calling police with fake allegations that led to a man being arrested for false imprisonment, In Touch can exclusively report.
According to court documents obtained by In Touch, a man named Sidnei Silva filed a lawsuit against Katie, 40, in March 2016.
In his lawsuit, Sidnei said he had an incident with Katie on the roadway on April 12, 2015.
He claimed she followed him all the way to his house and “parked her vehicle behind” his work van outside his residence.
“[Katie] exited her vehicle and confronted [Sidnei] aggressively,” the suit said.
The man said he pulled out his cell phone to tape Katie “in an effort to protect himself,” which led to her calling 911 to “falsely” report a crime.
He said Katie told the operator that he was preventing her from leaving the scene. Sidnei said he was in no way preventing or stopping Katie from getting inside her car and leaving the scene.
“When police arrived minutes later … [Katie] again communicated to them that [Sidnei] had blocked her path and prevented her from getting inside her vehicle and leaving.”
“As a result of [Katie’s] allegations, the police initially arrested [Sidnei] for false imprisonment, disorderly conduct, and reckless driving,” the lawsuit said. “Upon further investigation, the police determined that [Katie] was the primary aggressor and that her allegations against [Sidnei] were false.”
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