We frequently hear "oh a man would never pretend to be a woman" so I thought it would be fun to make a list of things men have pretended to be to get X (usually but not always access to women and children). Spoiler: it's not fun. But here we go!
MEN PRETENDING TO BE THINGS:
MEN PRETENDING TO BE THINGS:
AN AMERICAN COP. https://patch.com/colorado/across-co/man-pretends-be-police-officer-colorado-jeffco-sheriff
A CANADIAN COP. https://news.sky.com/story/suspected-gunman-pretending-to-be-police-officer-arrested-after-several-people-shot-11975611
AN AMERICAN GENITAL-TOUCHING COP. https://fox56.com/news/local/police-man-pretends-to-be-cop-turns-out-to-be-registered-sex-offender
AN UBER DRIVER. https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2020/02/man-pretends-to-be-uber-driver-sexually-assaults-woman-police-say-overnight-news-links.html
METHOD MAN, RZA, AND/OR GHOSTFACE KILLAH. https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-man-pretended-to-be-part-of-wu-tang-clan-in-massive-fraud-scheme-feds/2191213/
POLISH PRIESTS. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-01-01/corpus-christi-delves-into-fake-priest-trend-in-poland
A CANADIAN PRIEST. https://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/man-pretending-to-be-priest-re-arrested-on-more-child-exploitation-charges
LOADS OF GYNECOLOGISTS. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjgzp3/the-weird-world-of-people-pretending-to-be-doctors-and-getting-away-with-it
FEMALE RAPE VICTIM. https://babe.net/2018/08/09/guy-pretends-to-be-raped-74831
SERIOUSLY SO MANY COPS. https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/man-pretends-be-cop-rape-girl-16
BABY MURDERER (WEIRD BUT TRUE). https://herald-review.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/decatur-man-who-pretended-baby-was-left-in-the-cold-gets-18-months-in-prison/article_775681d4-eeba-56c8-9340-3eaab39b4cb3.html
REALLY, POLICE WTF. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-bd-md-ci-rape-case-follow-20190612-story.html
BOYFRIEND. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/la-me-ln-man-gets-prison-rape-impersonation-case-20140508-story.html
TWIN BROTHER. https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Imposter-sex-would-be-rape-under-new-law-13687896.php
INSTAGRAM FAMOUS. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/florida-instagram-famous-rape-orlando-apopka-robert-brown
YOUNG MALE MODEL. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/574989/Frenchman-rape-Fifty-Shades-of-Grey-Nice-France
DAD. https://au.news.yahoo.com/man-charged-over-raping-teen-pretended-she-was-his-daughter-085817202.html
WOMAN. https://abc7chicago.com/fake-facebook-profile-used-to-set-up-rape-of-california-teen/5335291/
SURROGATE FATHER. https://www.dailynews.com/2017/12/07/la-county-man-pretended-to-be-surrogate-father-in-order-to-molest-5-boys/
HEALTH OFFICIALS. https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/men-pose-as-health-officials-molest-pregnant-women/story-q8ho7nB8Xsx1kC99imH2BI.html
A SULTAN. https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-man-made-millions-by-pretending-to-be-a-saudi-prince-2018-5
WASHING HIS HANDS. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/18/girl-raped-oklahoma-mcdonalds-restroom-police/1772654001/
STUDENT LOAN OFFICER. (h/t @Homely_1_Kenobi ) https://www.cps.gov.uk/london-north/news/man-who-conned-student-loans-company-sentenced