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White Bear Lake Probe Widens After 22-Year-Old Admits Using Fake Liberian Birth Certificate to Enroll

Police are pursuing a multi-agency investigation into alleged predatory contact with teen girls with no charging referral yet to prosecutors.

Overview

  • Unsealed warrants say Kelvin Luebke enrolled under a false identity using a Liberian birth certificate listing 2007 and admitted to investigators that the document was fraudulent despite having a Minnesota birth certificate.
  • Investigators seized his phone and detailed allegations that he targeted girls as young as 14 on Snapchat, shared a sex video believed to involve a minor, and contacted teens across multiple jurisdictions.
  • White Bear Lake police describe the case as complex with several agencies involved, and as of Oct. 14–15 no charges tied to the school enrollment had been filed or referred for prosecution.
  • District leaders defended their enrollment process, citing federal requirements for homeless students under the McKinney-Vento Act, as a packed school board meeting featured divided public comments and the teachers' union backing the superintendent.
  • Several districts said he was never enrolled there, while officials confirmed he previously attended Forest Lake Area High School and Centennial Area Learning Center under his legal identity within state age limits.