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Girl Had Suspected 'Boyfriend' That Was a Woman
from ABC News

A 14-year-old girl authorities allege was sexually abused by a 30-year-old woman who posed as a teenage boy said she didn't know about the ruse but eventually suspected it. Lorelei Corpuz posed as a 17-year-old orphan to gain the trust of the girl's family, then beat and molested her. She was charged this week with child rape and child molestation and was being held in lieu of $150,000 bail.

Corpuz, who called herself Mark, met the girl at a mall and moved in with her. It started out as a regular teenage girlfriend-boyfriend thing, like holding hands, hugging, kissing, but over time it developed into something sexual. The suspect, however, never let victim see her private parts and victim always thought that suspect was male until a police officer informed her otherwise.

Corpuz was found out after an officer checked the suspect's vehicle, parked at an Everett gas station, to see whether it was stolen. The officer arrested Corpuz after the check pulled up an outstanding traffic warrant under an alias, Mark Villanueva.

Authorities allege Corpuz had sex with the girl, beat her and bit her twice on the back, leaving a scar. Snohomish County prosecutors have filed charges in District Court against Corpuz, but expected to refile them in Superior Court.