Lori Loughlinand husband Mossimo Giannulli arrived at a Boston courthouse on Wednesday afternoon for a preliminary hearing for charges they face in thecollege admissions cheating scandal.
Outside the courthouse, two Bentley University students displayed “Aunt Becky” paper masks that they had made for the occasion, referencing Loughlin’s character on the sitcomFull House.
“As children we were both huge fans of Aunt Becky. She was kind of like our childhood mom,” says Alyssa Stevens, 21, who is from West Springfield, Massachusetts. “I’m not saying what she did wasn’t wrong. It was. I got rejected from so many schools and what they did really wasn’t fair. But everyone is acting so surprised. I don’t know why. I mean, rich people do corrupt things.”
Her friend and fellow Bentley student Liana Ferrara, says while she is a “huge Aunt Becky fan,” she gets mad when she thinks about how much work she put into getting into college when others allegedly cheated their way in. “I remember staying up really late studying for my SATs — SATs that I took myself” she says. “It doesn’t mean I am not a fan of [Loughlin’s] though.”
Loughlin, 53, did not interact with the two students as she walked into the courthouse.
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Wearing a camel-colored wide-legged pantsuit with a gray T-shirt, Loughlin seemed lighthearted. While riding up to the 5th floor with PEOPLE, Loughlin smiled and laughed when an onlooker made a joke about the elevator getting stuck. Giannulli, who was wearing a navy blue suit with green tie, looked more somber.
Loughlin facesfelony chargesof conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud after being arrested in March.
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According to federal prosecutors,Loughlin allegedly wanted her daughtersto get into the University of Southern California so badly that she and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, paid bribes to falsely classify their daughters as student athletes.
During their hearing, Loughlin and Giannulli waived their rights to a preliminary hearing and agreed to several conditions, like not possessing firearms and surrendering their passports.
Loughlin’s attorneys and reps have not returned PEOPLE’s calls for comment.
source: people.com
