Woman steals daughter’s ID to go back to school to be cheerleader
33 year old Wendy Brown, of Green Bay was charged with felony identity theft when she was arrested for stealing her 15 year old daughter’s ID to enroll in Ashwaubenon High School and join the cheerleading squad. Her daughter lived in another state with her mother. Brown faces six years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted.
According to the complaint, Brown wanted to get her high school degree and become a cheerleader because she didn’t have a childhood and wanted to regain a part of her life that she’d missed.
Brown allegedly attended cheerleading practices before school started, received a cheerleader’s locker and went to a pool party at the cheerleading coach’s house.
The $134.50 check Brown gave to the cheerleading coach for her uniform bounced, the complaint said.
A high school employee, Kim Demeny, told authorities that the woman, posing as the teen, seemed very timid. Demeny said she told her she was not good at math and even cried when she talked about moving from Pahrump Valley High School in Nevada. Demeny said she looked older than a student but had the demeanor of a high school girl.
A school liaison officer started investigating after Brown only attended the first day of classes last week, the complaint said.
Assistant Principal Dirk Ribbins later learned Brown’s daughter was enrolled at Pahrump Valley High School. Ribbins also spoke with Brown’s mother, who told him she had custody of the girl. She said Brown has a history of identity theft crimes, the complaint said.
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6:33 pm on September 15th, 2008
i do believe that no one is too old for education but she didnt have to use her daughter’s identity. She could have easily enrolled in a school and take classes… but the cheerleading part… er, that might be difficult to get in