Jessica Nordquist: the woman accused of faking her own kidnapping

After being jilted by a former boyfriend, a woman has been put on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, accused of faking her own kidnapping.

Jessica Nordquist of Whitechapel, east London, sent her ex emails and pictures of herself tied to a bed and dressed in nothing but her underwear, claiming she had been kidnapped and raped by a group of hackers, the court heard.

Nordquist is accused of emailing clients of her former boyfriend, Mark Weeks, who broke up with her in November last year. She allegedly set up an email account in his name and falsely “admitted” that Weeks had raped her, reports Metro.

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Jurors were told Nordquist had bought a “fake baby bump” from Amazon in order to “fool her ex she was eight-weeks pregnant with his child”, says the newspaper. The couple then attended an abortion clinic. Nordquist claimed she didn’t go through with the abortion, later saying she had suffered a miscarriage.

On 19 April, Weeks received an email saying: “Jessica Nordquist is the one who has been protecting your children from us. We raped and stole her tonight.”

The “kidnapper” insisted that Weeks respond directly to the email by the next morning but instead he called the police, The Times reports. Weeks then received a follow-up email reading: “We warned you to get in touch with us today. You didn’t, so we broke two of Jessica’s fingers.”

The same morning he also received several messages from an email address that appeared to belong to Nordquist’s sister, saying: “You better save her. I know how much you hate her but you better save her.

“Please save my sister, she has sacrificed everything for you. You better save her f****** life.”

Nordquist attended Bethnal Green police station on 26 January this year, where her phone and iPad were confiscated by the authorities. Police found evidence of internet searches about sending fake emails and stalking on her devices. The police also found evidence of further searches for “fake babies”, reports The Times.

Nordquist denies the charges of stalking, sending malicious communications and perverting the course of justice.