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White Bear Lake Man Charged With Forgery After Posing as Teen to Enroll in High School

The case tests school rules that require immediate enrollment of unaccompanied or homeless youth.

Overview

  • The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office, which filed charges Wednesday, accused Kelvin M. Luebke of using a false identity and a foreign birth document to register at White Bear Lake Area High School.
  • Prosecutors say he presented a Liberian birth certificate listing a 2007 birth date under the name Kelvin Ciatte Perry, Jr., while U.S. records showed a 2003 birth date tied to his legal name.
  • Investigators say he enrolled as an unaccompanied minor under a federal law that requires immediate enrollment for homeless youth, attended for about 19 days, and came to police attention on Sept. 29, 2025 after a caller tip and jail records matched his details.
  • Police continue to review his contacts with several teenage girls, and court files note restraining orders and separate supervision from a 2023 case involving a nude image sent to a 15-year-old.
  • Court records list no first-appearance date and show he is not in custody, while the district says it reviewed its enrollment process and remains confident in its safeguards.