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The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office announced charges on Wednesday against the man who attended White Bear Lake Area High School under a different identity last fall.

Kelvin Luekbe, 23, faces three felony counts of forgery.

Authorities said Luebke was 22 when he registered for school in the fall of 2025 as a 17-year-old named “Kelvin Perry, Jr,” according to court documents. He attended classes for about a month before White Bear Lake police received reports about Luebke from a concerned citizen on Sept. 29.

That week, the White Bear Lake superintendent said Luebke had 

 raising concerns about a process meant to ensure education access for unhoused youth.

In court documents, prosecutors report Luebke enrolled with a Liberian birth certificate with a different date of birth than that listed on his U.S. birth certificate, U.S. passport, Minnesota driver’s license and Minnesota birth certificate — all of which indicated he was age 22 last fall.

Luebke was adopted from Liberia in 2009 at age six, according to his adoptive father. His father told investigators Luebke was homeschooled for the most part and attended Forest Lake Area High School for a period of time at age 18 before he was expelled due to behavioral issues.

Investigators said Luebke acknowledged possessing both U.S. and Liberian birth certificates. He claimed his biological family members told him his true age is 18 and, per court documents, “his biological father recently helped him obtain a Liberian birth certificate listing the name he ‘goes by in Africa,’ Kelvin Ciatte Perry, Jr., with a birth date of May 28, 2007.”

Luebke left his adoptive family home about four years ago to live with a couple in Lino Lakes willing to take him in, according to court records. They were reportedly unaware that Luebke had enrolled at White Bear Lake Area High School.

Luebke is listed as not having a permanent address in other court records.

Luebke is facing other legal issues. Since the discovery, multiple teen girls have reported concerns about the man to White Bear Lake police. At least two parents have filed restraining orders against the man on behalf of their 17-year-old daughters. Washington County charged Luebke with harassment and violating a restraining order in January after police say he made contact with a 17-year-old girl.

Police say they are investigating his contact with a number of minors.

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Luebke is currently under court supervision for a 2023 incident where he sent a nude photo to a 15-year-old girl.

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Kelvin Luebke, now 23, faces three felony counts of forgery for using a Liberian birth certificate to enroll in White Bear Lake Area High School under a different name and age.

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22-year-old who enrolled as White Bear Lake high school student charged with forgery

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