22-Year Old Pretending to be HS Student Faces 6 Felonies

Have you ever fantasized about going back to high school and doing all the things you wish you'd done the first time around? Maybe ask out that girl across the room in Biology class, or joined the Math team to get that scholarship? Well, I don't recommend trying this at home, since such a feat might land you in prison.
A 22-year old man is accused of posing as a high school basketball star in West Texas and has been indicted on six felonies, ranging from sexual assault to tampering with government records. In other words, he's in trouble.
Bobby Bland, the District Attorney for Ector County stated that the indictment alleges that Guerdwich Montimer changed his name to Jerry Joseph and committed identity theft in the process. He played basketball at Odessa Permian High School, the same school whose football team was featured in the movie, "Friday Night Lights."
During his return to the glory days, Montimer led his team to the first round of the playoffs and was named the District 2-5A Newcomer of the Year. The award was taken away, and the team has to forfeit its 16 wins.
The two counts of sexual assault were related to alleged attacks on a 15-year old girl in August. Jabari A. Caldwell, who enrolled Montime at a Junior High School two years ago using a fake birth certificate from Haiti is also facing four felonies. Both men face three counts of tampering with government records and one count of fraudulent use of identifying information. Each faces up to 20 years in prison for the tampering charge, two years for the identity theft charge, and another 20 years on the sexual assault conviction. They will be arraigned on June 16.
I admit that I was shocked that the actions of Montimer (other than the sexual assault, of course) could lead to such severe penalties. Obviously, the sexual assault should be taken very seriously, but I would argue that a total of 20 - 40 years in prison for both men on the other charges might be too much. At the very least, we are all now abundantly aware that seemingly harmless changes of identity can lead to very stiff consequences, especially when minors are involved.