Artur Samarin

Artur Samarin is a Ukrainian native who posed as a high school student named Asher Potts and enrolled at John Harris High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in the fall of 2012.[1] He was arrested on February 23, 2016 and charged with identity theft, tampering with public records, statutory sexual assault and corruption of minors. Artur was known as a model student having one of the highest grade point averages of 4.16, volunteering at a food bank and being a member of ROTC.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Background

In 2012 Samarin arrived in the U.S. on a 3 month J1 Exchange Visitor Visa valid from June to September. After his visa expired, he obtained fake identification documents for himself under the name of Asher Potts. Documents included Pennsylvania driver license, U.S. birth certificate and Social Security Card. He subsequently used them to apply to John Harris High School . [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Paul. "23-year-old Ukrainian National arrested after posing as Harrisburg high school student." Fox 43. Retrieved on May 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ Ferrigno, Lorenzo. "Ukrainian man poses as Pennsylvania high school student, police say". CNN. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Chokshi, Niraj (26 February 2016). "The impressive American high schooler who turned out to be a 23-year-old Ukrainian man". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Christie, Joel. "Twenty-three-year-old who passed himself off as a high school student was sleeping with a 15-year-old classmate, police say". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Li, David. "23-year-old man enrolls in high school, becomes popular honors student". New York Post. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Golgowski, Nina (28 February 2016). "Ukrainian Accused Of Posing As High School Student Faces Underage Sex Charge". Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Shapiro, Emily. "Man in Custody for Posing as High School Student Accused of Having Sexual Relationship With Teen". ABC. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  8. ↑ DeJesus, Ivy (27 February 2016). "Asher Potts, the model high school student who is really a Ukrainian adult, duped everyone: police". Penn Live. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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