Woman acted as grown man’s mother so he could pose as high school student and sexually assault girls

Angela Navarro and Zachary Scheich

Left inset: Angela Navarro (Lancaster County Jail). Right inset: Zachary Scheich (Nebraska Department of Corrections). Background: Lincoln Northwest High School in Nebraska (KOLN/YouTube).

A Nebraska woman pretended to be a man’s mother so he could trick school officials into thinking he was a student at a high school where he sexually assaulted girls.

Angela Navarro, 23, originally faced up to four years in prison when she was charged with felony criminal impersonation. But that charge was dropped down to misdemeanor criminal impersonation as part of the plea deal. She also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child abuse, records obtained by Law&Crime show.

According to a probable cause arrest affidavit, Zachary Scheich enrolled at Lincoln Public Schools in October 2022 claiming to be a 17-year-old student named Zak Hess. However, he was actually 26-years-old and had graduated from the district some seven years prior.

During the enrollment process, he listed his mother as “Danielle Hess.” He also submitted a fake birth certificate, immunization records and school transcripts.

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