If I were Bradley S. Abrahams, I’d be tempted to steal someone else’s identity, too. I’m not saying I’d use someone else’s information to cash stolen checks or take out credit cards like the Naperville, Illinois police say he’s done; if I were Bradley S. Abrahams, I’d be ashamed to use my own name.

Abrahams, 32, used to own Illinois Cheer Extreme Athletics—a cheer and dance training center in Naperville–with his partner, Jason Shapiro. That’s where he had easy access to teenage girls and his partner’s identifying information, and police say Abrahams took advantage of both. (more…)