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31 year old HIGH SCHOOL sophomore arrested

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in October 2013 Moms
 LOL, WUT?

From GAWKER:

A high school sophomore in Texas was arrested earlier this week after it turned out she was actually 31 years old.

Charity Anne Johnson allegedly enrolled at the appropriately-named New Life Christian School in Longview, Texas in March, using the name "Charity Stevens."

KLTV reports that, before enrolling at the school, Johnson told Longview resident Tamica Lincoln she was 15 and needed a place to stay. Lincoln said she agreed and acted as Johnson's guardian when she enrolled at New Life.

From KLTV:

Lincoln says Charity claimed she was abused by her biological father who has since passed away, along with her biological mother. Lincoln acted as Charity's guardian and even met with Charity's 10th grade teachers at New Life Christian School.

"I just don't know why she did it. Why put yourself and others at risk to do something like this?" she wonders. "I have deep concerns about her being who we don't know she is, and then she's out there at the school."

Lincoln said she notified police and the school as soon as she suspected Johnson was lying about her age.

"Teachers were crying and students were crying, and her best friend just couldn't believe it," Lincoln said.

Police arrested Johnson for failure to identify and giving false information after she gave them a fake name and birthday.

Lincoln told KLTV she's reached out to several people who claimed to know Johnson on Facebook; none offered to help or wanted anything to do with her, according to Lincoln.


THIS MUGSHOT, THOUGH:

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  • WeljadraakWeljadraak member
    azieber said:

    Wtf how do you really mistake a 31 year old with a 15 year old!!!

    My only idea is lots of makeup. Some people look young but 16 years younger...mmmmmm?
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  • tashad18tashad18 member
    One of the crime shows (possibly Law and Order SVU) had a plot line similar to this.  On the show, the girl pretended to be young because she was a kid in the system and never got the high school experience.  They popped her for statutory rape because she had a boyfriend at the high school.

    Maybe this lady got the idea from that?


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  • Herefishy87Herefishy87 member
    tashad18 said:

    One of the crime shows (possibly Law and Order SVU) had a plot line similar to this.  On the show, the girl pretended to be young because she was a kid in the system and never got the high school experience.  They popped her for statutory rape because she had a boyfriend at the high school.

    Maybe this lady got the idea from that?

    Yup it was Law and Order SVU, I deft remember that episode.
    So creepy she actually managed to fool that many people!
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  • WeljadraakWeljadraak member
    tashad18 said:

    One of the crime shows (possibly Law and Order SVU) had a plot line similar to this.  On the show, the girl pretended to be young because she was a kid in the system and never got the high school experience.  They popped her for statutory rape because she had a boyfriend at the high school.

    Maybe this lady got the idea from that?

    omg wouldn't that be something. I would definitely aim for Mariska Hargitay though.

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  • ashleymarie512ashleymarie512 member
    Or like the movie--Never Been Kissed with Drew Berrymore, although this wasn't for a newspaper article I'm sure lol
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  • StefMurphStefMurph member
    Now they've reported she's 34! Wtf? I'm 36 and could never pass as a teen.
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  • jnsmith85jnsmith85 member
    Hahaha this has been all over our news. It happened the next town over from us. Crazy!!
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  • Chrisanna0508Chrisanna0508 member
    I saw a picture of her when she was posing as the 15 year old on the news and it actually looked really convincing. I didn't think it was the same person.

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  • WeljadraakWeljadraak member
    Here is her pic but it looks very photoshopped so IRL, I don't know.  

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  • WeljadraakWeljadraak member
    jnsmith85 said:
    Hahaha this has been all over our news. It happened the next town over from us. Crazy!!
    omg that is awesome.  Nothing wtf-worthy happens here.
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  • WeljadraakWeljadraak member
    Emilyusc211 said:
    She must not have been arrested on a school day. Wow.
    LOL, must not have been!
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  • WeljadraakWeljadraak member
    jgslr said:

    A lot of hs girls look much older than 15 or 16, you really can't tell sometimes. She also was getting a free place to stay, free food, clothes, cell phones. I feel really bad for the lady who thought she was taking in an orphaned kid, poor lady must have a good heart and just got used.

    this is kind of like the documentary Imposter. A guy pretends to be a family's missing son.

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  • trackgirlparistrackgirlparis member
    Weljadraak said:
    A lot of hs girls look much older than 15 or 16, you really can't tell sometimes. She also was getting a free place to stay, free food, clothes, cell phones. I feel really bad for the lady who thought she was taking in an orphaned kid, poor lady must have a good heart and just got used.
    this is kind of like the documentary Imposter. A guy pretends to be a family's missing son.
    OMG that documentary tore me up! It was so sad!



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    trackgirlparis said:
    OMG that documentary tore me up! It was so sad!
    Yeah, that guy is a sicko.  I couldn't believe he got a wife and 2 kids.  It seemed like he had a serious compulsion to steal identities.
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    jgslr said:

    I feel really bad for the lady who thought she was taking in an orphaned kid, poor lady must have a good heart and just got used.

    Speaking of that lady, shouldn't she have contacted the authorities if a random supposed 15 year old showed up looking for a place to stay? Seems like something Children and Youth should have been involved in.
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    Lee81 said:

    jgslr said:

    I feel really bad for the lady who thought she was taking in an orphaned kid, poor lady must have a good heart and just got used.

    Speaking of that lady, shouldn't she have contacted the authorities if a random supposed 15 year old showed up looking for a place to stay? Seems like something Children and Youth should have been involved in.
    Eh not necessarily. The girl...woman is obviously a good liar so there's that. Plus I think some people think they're doing more good than child services would.
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  • WeljadraakWeljadraak member
    Doveyluvr said:

    Update:
    https://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=25540407

    Just adds more questions, though.

    Hm she really waddled her way in there. (That was supposed to be weasled but my phone autocorrected to something more amusing). Another hmm she was good with kids... Maybe that's why she wanted to be one?


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    Doveyluvr said:

    I just can't figure out how she got enrolled without a birth certificate or SSN card. Something, anything, to prove her age?

    Yeah the whole thing is bizarre. Which school was it exactly? I don't know that I have heard. I thought I had read a private school, but what private school is in longview?!

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    jnsmith85 said:

    Doveyluvr said:

    I just can't figure out how she got enrolled without a birth certificate or SSN card. Something, anything, to prove her age?

    Yeah the whole thing is bizarre. Which school was it exactly? I don't know that I have heard. I thought I had read a private school, but what private school is in longview?!

    @breadandbutter07‌ says there is one.
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