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Many of you remember the saga of Guerdwich Montimere, the 22-year old who was caught pretending to be a 16-year old while becoming a Texas high school basketball star last year. Earlier today Montimere, who had claimed to be an orphan from Haiti when he first moved to Texas, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault and three counts of tampering with government records and was sentenced to three years in prison (technically he received three years for each count to served concurrently, which basically means that he just serves three years for each count at the same time). Montimere’s case captured the nation’s attention last year as a bizarre mix of strange nostalgia (a former high school athlete trying to recapture his high school glory days) and seediness (dating and having sex with high school girls) with a little bit of Texas lore mixed in (Montimere was attending Odessa Permian High, the school that Friday Nights Lights is based on).

Not your average 16 year-old

Montimere made the move to Texas in 2009 with the help of a high school teammate and assumed the name Jerry Joseph before eventually moving in with his high school coach, who had been told that Montimere was an orphan from Haiti. Montimere immediately made an impact on the basketball team and was named the District 2-5A Newcomer of the Year. Unfortunately for Montimere, his success also meant that he was offered opportunities to play on a bigger stage. When he traveled with his AAU team to a tournament in Arkansas several of the coaches from Florida recognized him as Montimere, who had graduated from Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2009, which led to several anonymous tips to Permian officials. The first time Permian officials contacted immigration authorities Montimere was cleared, but a subsequent investigation revealed his true identity and Montimere confessed that he was, in fact, not Jerry Joseph.

The charges that Montimere faced were essentially having sex with another high school student and falsifying immigration documents. Surprisingly, despite being duped on such a grand scale, Montimere still had supporters within the Permian teaching department including at least one who still refers to him as a “kid”. GQ recently interviewed Montimere and those involved with the case. One of the more interesting nuggets is that Montimere’s coach claims that Texas Tech was ready to offer Montimere a scholarship. Fortunately, for the Red Raiders that offer never came and the hoax was discovered well before he ever set foot in Lubbock. We suspect that this is the last we will hear of Montimere although we don’t think this is the last time his name will be whispered around AAU circles when a younger player looks a little too physically mature for his age.

http://rushthecourt.net/2011/07/27/guerdwich-montimere-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison/#more-39340

[Anton123Participant]

 "the 22-year old who was caught pretending to be a 16-year old" I found this sentence to be incredibly funny lol.

[Anton123Participant]

 "the 22-year old who was caught pretending to be a 16-year old" I found this sentence to be incredibly funny lol.

[hiphopismylifeParticipant]

I just don’t get why he didn’t pretend to be a senior. He played pretty well from what I heard and could have gotten a scholarship. I’m guessing that was the motive behind all of this.

Then again i’m expecting someone who hatched up a plan like this to be logical lol

[hiphopismylifeParticipant]

I just don’t get why he didn’t pretend to be a senior. He played pretty well from what I heard and could have gotten a scholarship. I’m guessing that was the motive behind all of this.

Then again i’m expecting someone who hatched up a plan like this to be logical lol

[BasketballGuru24Participant]

 Your life must really suck if your 22 trying to be 16. Man was probably trying to re-live his prime years which is even more sad if its at 16 

[BasketballGuru24Participant]

 Your life must really suck if your 22 trying to be 16. Man was probably trying to re-live his prime years which is even more sad if its at 16 

[TRC1991Participant]

this story was pretty fascinating…i know each and every one of us has at least entertained the thought of how cool it would be to do what he did

[TRC1991Participant]

this story was pretty fascinating…i know each and every one of us has at least entertained the thought of how cool it would be to do what he did

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[ChrispyParticipant]

this story is easy to laugh at, but really it is not funny at all. As a high school teacher I am shocked that this man (yes, MAN) still has even the hint of support within the faculty at that school. This grown man committed, at the very least, statutory rape and was able to do so under the eyes of the school and district administrations. Some of the younger folks on the board might not be so shocked at the story, but all scientific evidence concerning child and adolescent development shows that the parts of the brain that control risk assessment and causality are not yet fully developed by the ned of high school. This man took advantage of teenage children who were unable to fully process exactly who he was and what was happening. F!ck him. 3 years is too little.

[ChrispyParticipant]

this story is easy to laugh at, but really it is not funny at all. As a high school teacher I am shocked that this man (yes, MAN) still has even the hint of support within the faculty at that school. This grown man committed, at the very least, statutory rape and was able to do so under the eyes of the school and district administrations. Some of the younger folks on the board might not be so shocked at the story, but all scientific evidence concerning child and adolescent development shows that the parts of the brain that control risk assessment and causality are not yet fully developed by the ned of high school. This man took advantage of teenage children who were unable to fully process exactly who he was and what was happening. F!ck him. 3 years is too little.

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