Oh, darling "Nikki," there are many ways to break the news to your employer that you no longer want to take the child you're babysitting to the park.
But telling your boss that a man came up to you and offered to purchase the kid isn't one of them.
"Nikki" -- whose real name hasn't been released; that's how she was identified to the Los Angeles Times -- came clean Thursday with investigators. Despite the composite drawing, the press conference that drew two City Council members and the heavy news coverage, it wasn't true. There was no man attempting to buy kids at an Encino park.
Writes the Daily News:
The director of the park was informed, the police were called, the media got wind of the story and the mother who employs the nanny -- identified only by the first name of Nikki -- was interviewed on KNX-AM (1070).
Eight days ago, authorities appealed to the public for help in finding the would-be baby buyer.
"This type of behavior is quite unusual," Lt. Paul Vernon of the Los Angeles Police Department said at the time. "We'd like to identify this man as quickly as possible."
Then came the composite sketch, drawn after the nanny spent several hours with a police artist.
He was described as a white man in his 40s, bald, with blue eyes, and weighing between 200 and 250 pounds. The police said he was last seen wearing a yellow shirt and bluejeans.
"That's the point of no return," said Capt. John Sherman of the LAPD's West Valley Division. "When you're getting interviewed by police officers and there's a composite sketch -- that's more than just a lighthearted lie."
For wasting everyone's time, and scaring parents and other nannies because of her big whopper of a white lie, "Nikki" is our Angeleno of the Week.
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