Woman, 38, Posed as 12-Year-Old Using Teddy and High Child's Voice

Woman, 38, posed as 12-year-old using teddy and high child's voice

Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira allegedly scammed a couple to get her own bedroom filled with toys and even throw a '12th birthday party' for her despite being 38.

At 37, she pretended to be 12. Now she’s on trial for fraud.

When police arrived to arrest the suspect, the woman at the door insisted there must be some mistake. The girl she had taken into her home was only 12, she said.

At 37, she pretended to be 12. Now she’s on trial for fraud

Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira acknowledges posing as a child, her lawyers say, but denies committing fraud. Her case has transfixed Brazil. When police...