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28-year-old woman impersonated student at New York City high school for 2 weeks before arrest

The Seattle Times·The Associated Press·27 days ago
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NEW YORK (AP) — A 28-year-old woman impersonated a student at a New York City high school for two weeks until educators became suspicious and police arrested her, according to a criminal complaint. Kacy Claassen enrolled at the Westchester Square Academy in the Bronx on April 13, claiming she was a 16-year-old girl named Shamara Rashad, according to the complaint prepared by a city police officer. But the school principal found her Facebook page and learned her real name and age, police said. When the principal confronted her, she maintained that she was Rashad and had come to New York from Ohio with her sister, according to the complaint. But when he showed her a screenshot of her Facebook page, Claassen admitted who she really was and said a friend forced her to lie about her identity to use her to receive more public assistance, the complaint said. Claassen was charged on April 27 with criminal impersonation and trespassing. She was arraigned in court the next day and ordered to return on June 15.…

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