Quote:SeaTac police originally released information that at least two masked men tied up customers at Bob's Burgers n' Teriyakis on Oct. 19 and then demanded money from them and sexually assaulted two female customers.

In a Monday afternoon press conference, King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht said it was all a hoax in an effort for the people involved to avoid deportation.

Quote:In a statement, SeaTac city manager Carl Cole thanked investigators for their hard work and said he was "disheartened that individuals would falsely report a crime causing the diversion of first responders from other emergency calls and major crime cases."

"This hoax does harm to all true victims of sexual assault," Cole said.