A 29-year-old South Korean woman, Hyejeong Shin, was accused of using false documents to enroll in a New Jersey high school. She pleaded not guilty to the charge of providing a false government document in March.
A state judge ruled on Monday that Shin will be allowed to enter a pretrial intervention program. This means that if she successfully completes the program, the charges against her could be dismissed.
Shin's lawyer stated that she committed the act due to loneliness and a desire to relive her school days with friends. She now acknowledges her mistake.
Shin arrived in the US at 16 to attend a private boarding school and later graduated from Rutgers University in 2019.
As part of the pretrial intervention, Shin will undergo a mental health evaluation.
A 29-year-old woman accused of using false documents to enrol as a New Jersey high school student and attend some classes over a four-day period will be allowed to enter a pretrial intervention programme, a state judge ruled Monday.
Hyejeong Shin had pleaded not guilty in March to a charge of providing a false government document.
Her lawyer has said she did so because she was lonely and longed to return to her days with friends in school but now realises she made a mistake.
She will have to undergo a mental health evaluation and, if she completes the programme, the charge against her could eventually be dismissed.
Shin is a South Korean citizen who came to the United States by herself when she was 16 to attend a private boarding school, the lawyer said. She later graduated from Rutgers University in 2019.
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