Ukrainian accused of ID theft, sex with teen due in court
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A 23-year-old Ukrainian man accused of faking his way through a Pennsylvania high school and having sex with an underage girl is asking a judge to change his bail and faces a preliminary hearing on a charge he lied in applying to a citizens' police academy.
Artur Samarin has been in a jail since last month, accused of identity theft and statutory sexual assault. He has a bail hearing at the county courthouse Thursday morning and a preliminary hearing a few hours later on charges of identity theft and unsworn falsification.
Authorities say he identified himself as Asher Potts as he became a model high school student.
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Police allege he'd already attended two years of college in Ukraine by the time his tourist visa expired in 2013.
His bail in the sexual assault case is set at $200,000.