Asian woman arrested for pretending to be a student at US high school

An Asian woman, who shares the same name as a famous K-pop star, has been arrested for pretending to be a student to join a US high school.

The 29 year old New Jersey-based woman was nabbed by cops for posing as a high school student four days after she enrolled at the school.

The Asian-looking woman, identified as Hyejeong Shin, has been charged with using a fraudulent identification document to enrol at New Brunswick High School, New Jersey. She was able to attend school for four days before her age was discovered by the school staff.

School officials revealed that the police are conducting an investigation and that the school district will be reviewing their enrollment process.

The fraudulent woman shares the same name as K-pop star Shin Hye-jeong, better known as Hyejeong, a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group AOA. She…