Shelby Hewitt, the woman accused of posing as a Boston student, appeared briefly in court on Thursday. Her hearing was postponed until Friday morning.
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The woman accused of posing as a Boston student appeared briefly in court on Thursday morning.
Thirty-two-year-old Shelby Hewitt is accused of enrolling in three Boston high schools from 2021-2023 -- all while working for the state Department of Children and Families. She was arrested in June of 2023 and is now facing forgery and fraud charges.
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Hewitt has pleaded not guilty and her lawyer says she has a history of mental illness.
Her case was scheduled for a lobby conference in Suffolk Superior Court on Thursday morning, and she appeared in court with her lawyer, who immediately requested a sidebar with the judge.
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Hewitt sat quietly in court, visibly shaking, as the lawyers and the judge spoke in private.
After just a few minutes, the judge said the hearing had been continued for one day, with Hewitt scheduled to return to court at 9 a.m. on Friday.
Prosecutors said the continuance was to see if the case could potentially be resolved by a plea deal. They said the two sides are working on trying to reach a plea in the next few weeks, but it is unlikely to happen before Friday's hearing.
Hewitt refused comment as she left court Thursday.
