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Why This 23-Year-Old Pretended To Be a High School Honor Student for Years
Inside Edition
The 23-year-old Ukrainian man who posed as a Pennsylvania high schooler in a desperate attempt to stay in the U.S. faces sex assault charges for his relationship with a classmate.
Artur Samarin, already jailed for identity theft charges, was charged with statutory sexual assault and corruption of minors for his 2014 fling with a 15-year-old girl.
Samarin — known as Asher Potts to his classmates at Harrisburg High School — was 22 years old at the time, but the teens in his class thought he was their age. He enrolled as a freshman in 2013, was joined the school's ROTC and National Honor Society.
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The Ukrainian national was busted earlier this week after a two-month investigation. In December, a tipster alleged Samarin was an adult living illegally in the U.S. and was having sexual relationships with female students.
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Artur Samarin (r.), a 23-year-old Ukranian national, posed as a high school student after his visa expired. He even posed with Rep. Patty Kim in 2014.
Police said he first came to the U.S. on a three-month work visa and then got a tourist visa that expired in March 2013. He enrolled as a freshman six months later. Police said Samarin used a fake birth date and Potts’ name to get a social security card, a driver’s license and other U.S.-issued documents.
Under the Potts name, Samarin posed as an all-American teen. He was inducted into the National Honor Society in 2014 for his 4.16 GPA and posed with state Rep. Patty Kim at the ceremony.
“Asher Potts, #HBG HS soph with a 4.16 GPA in ROTC is a new member of the Nat'l Honor Society. #goingplaces #proud,” she tweeted in May 2014.
More recently, Samarin sat on a youth town hall panel where he answered questions about ways to prevent violence among teenagers. He suggested good parents should invite troubled kids into their homes as a way of mentorship.
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'Asher Potts' (r.) sat on a panel discussion about preventing teen violence earlier this year.
A complaint alleged two people assisted Samarin in his ruse: Stephanye McClure-Potts and Michael Potts helped enroll Samarin with documents that listed his birthday as Sept. 3, 1997. His actual birthday is Sept. 3, 1992.
McClure-Potts and Michael Potts haven't been charged. The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are expected, police said.
Samarin graduated from high school in Ukraine, police said Friday, and attended two years of college there. you been to college and now coming back as a high-schooler?
Inside Edition
The 23-year-old Ukrainian man who posed as a Pennsylvania high schooler in a desperate attempt to stay in the U.S. faces sex assault charges for his relationship with a classmate.
Artur Samarin, already jailed for identity theft charges, was charged with statutory sexual assault and corruption of minors for his 2014 fling with a 15-year-old girl.
Samarin — known as Asher Potts to his classmates at Harrisburg High School — was 22 years old at the time, but the teens in his class thought he was their age. He enrolled as a freshman in 2013, was joined the school's ROTC and National Honor Society.
DISGRACED MARINE FOILS GIRLFRIEND'S MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT
The Ukrainian national was busted earlier this week after a two-month investigation. In December, a tipster alleged Samarin was an adult living illegally in the U.S. and was having sexual relationships with female students.
Artur Samarin (r.), a 23-year-old Ukranian national, posed as a high school student after his visa expired. He even posed with Rep. Patty Kim in 2014.
Police said he first came to the U.S. on a three-month work visa and then got a tourist visa that expired in March 2013. He enrolled as a freshman six months later. Police said Samarin used a fake birth date and Potts’ name to get a social security card, a driver’s license and other U.S.-issued documents.
Under the Potts name, Samarin posed as an all-American teen. He was inducted into the National Honor Society in 2014 for his 4.16 GPA and posed with state Rep. Patty Kim at the ceremony.
“Asher Potts, #HBG HS soph with a 4.16 GPA in ROTC is a new member of the Nat'l Honor Society. #goingplaces #proud,” she tweeted in May 2014.
More recently, Samarin sat on a youth town hall panel where he answered questions about ways to prevent violence among teenagers. He suggested good parents should invite troubled kids into their homes as a way of mentorship.
'Asher Potts' (r.) sat on a panel discussion about preventing teen violence earlier this year.
A complaint alleged two people assisted Samarin in his ruse: Stephanye McClure-Potts and Michael Potts helped enroll Samarin with documents that listed his birthday as Sept. 3, 1997. His actual birthday is Sept. 3, 1992.
McClure-Potts and Michael Potts haven't been charged. The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are expected, police said.
Samarin graduated from high school in Ukraine, police said Friday, and attended two years of college there. you been to college and now coming back as a high-schooler?
