Woman who posed as boy back behind bars

EVERETT — An Everett woman who posed as a boy to sexually molest a teenage girl is back behind bars.

Lorelei J. Corpuz, 31, was arrested Wednesday for violating the conditions of her parole, officials said.

Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies arrested her for having contact with a minor, which a judge had prohibited her from doing, said Chad Lewis, a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections.

In May 2007, Corpuz pleaded guilty to third-degree child molestation. In June 2007, she was sentenced a year in jail for the sex crime.

That conviction stemmed from allegations that Corpuz passed herself off as a 17-year-old boy named Mark Villanueva and engaged in sexual activity with a teenage girl.

Corpuz met the girl in September 2005 at an area mall and she lived with the girl’s family on an off until April. The case drew international attention.

The Everett woman also pleaded guilty to first-degree theft. She is accused of writing more than $40,000 in bad checks on a closed account.

Now, she’s scheduled to have a hearing with the Department of Corrections on Aug. 4. She’s expected to stay behind bars until that time, Lewis said.

She could be ordered to serve out her sentence at the violators unit at the Monroe Correction Facility, he said. If she’s found guilty, her sentence also could be extended.