Lawyer says kidnapping wasn’t hoax, woman talking to police

Members of the media gather Thursday, March 26, 2015, outside the apartment of Mike Huskins, father of Denise Huskins, where Denise Huskins, reported missing Monday from Vallejo, Calif., was found safe Wednesday in Huntington Beach, Calif. Denise Huskins' boyfriend had reported that intruders abducted her from their San Francisco Bay Area home and held her for ransom. Police said late Wednesday that Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn concocted her reported abduction that spurred a two-day search. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) Members of the media gather Thursday, March 26, 2015, outside the apartment of Mike Huskins, father of Denise Huskins, where Denise Huskins, reported missing Monday from Vallejo, Calif., was found safe Wednesday in Huntington Beach, Calif. Denise Huskins' boyfriend had reported that intruders abducted her from their San Francisco Bay Area home and held her for ransom. Police said late Wednesday that Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn concocted her reported abduction that spurred a two-day search. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

By Associated Press March 27, 2015 4 min read

VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) – Declaring a reported kidnapping wasn’t a hoax, the attorney for California woman who went missing for two days says she has met with police and is cooperating with their investigation.

Denise Huskins met with Vallejo Police detectives for several hours Thursday “with the hope of clearing her name because she is absolutely, unequivocally, 100 percent, positively a victim,” attorney Doug Rappaport said.

He said her abduction wasn’t staged as police have suggested.

“This is no hoax,” he said.

Rappaport said Huskins has been emotionally and physically broken and hurt even more by being considered a suspect.