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Why did a 32-year-old woman and social worker, allegedly pose as a teenager under fake identities at multiple Boston schools?

A ‘millionaire’ social worker has been accused of posing as a troubled 13-year-old girl to trick a family into adopting her.

Why did a state social worker pose as a teen in three Boston schools and a treatment center? And how could nobody notice for so long?

Shelby Hewitt, also known as Ellie Blake, 13, conned her way into three high schools and a treatment center and the home of a couple who acted as foster parents.

The 32-year-old DCF social worker convinced those who ran a Dedham treatment center and three Boston public schools that she was a troubled teenager, maintaining the deception for at least nine months in 2022 and 2023.

A 32-year-old social worker who allegedly posed as a young student at three different Boston schools was seen in court as she pleaded not guilty to nine indictments in court on Tuesday.

Shelby Hewitt forged documents and enrolled at three different public high schools, according to records. Her motive for doing so was unclear.

Students at Jeremiah E. Burke High School in Boston say the classmate they knew as Daniella chose the jersey number 32 when she joined the girls' basketball team. They didn't...

Shelby Hewitt is a Canton, Massachusetts, woman who is accused of posing as a student at three different high schools.

A social worker is accused of posing as a teenage student in order to enroll in three local high schools for an entire year.