Kinda like 'Never Been Kissed'.

29-year-old sex offender poses as 12-year-old student

CHINO VALLEY, Ariz. - Casey Price played at recess, did his homework, and was considered a good pupil.

However, Casey, a former student at Imagine School at Rosefield in Surprise, shouldn't have been enrolled. The supposed seventh-grader was actually a 29-year-old sex offender.

Casey's real name is Neil Havens Rodreick II and the man now sits in a Prescott jail on charges of fraud, forgery, identity theft and failure to register as a sex offender.

The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office announced Friday a man tried to enroll a fake 12-year-old at Mingus Springs Charter School in Chino Valley, 90 miles northwest of Phoenix. The school was suspicious and called the Sheriff's office leading to the arrest of four men, including Rodreick.

After hearing the news on Friday, a former teacher at Imagine School realized Rodreick had attended the Surprise charter school before trying to enroll in Chino Valley. The sex offender from Oklahoma was able to attend the Surprise school between August and November without parents, teachers or administrators realizing the con.

"By all accounts he was quiet, he kept to himself most of the time and appeared to be a good student. He did his homework and turned it in," school spokeswoman Rhonda Cagle said.

Rodreick walked, talked and dressed like a teenager, said Susan Quayle, spokeswoman for the Yavapai sheriff's office.

"You can't tell from his picture, but he's a very small guy. I would say he has delicate looking bone structure," she said.

Rodreick, a convicted sex offender from Oklahoma, stands at about 5-foot, 6-inches and weights about 120 pounds, Quayle said. He also shaved his body hair and wore pancake makeup to keep his disguise, she said.

Surprise Police Department is investigating Rodreick's time at the school. So far, there are no reports of inappropriate conduct.

School officials said he was considered withdrawn in November due to lack of attendance, Cagle said. For whatever reason, Rodreick, or "Casey," stopped going.

Imagine, a 700-student school, is now trying to re-establish a sense of security at the school. All this week administrators are hosting closed-door meetings with parents to discuss concerns. Counselors are also on-hand all week to talk to students and their families, Cagle said.

"Certainly the students, especially those in class with him, understand what's happened," Cagle said.