An Oklahoma man is facing accusations of impersonating an attorney to visit his incarcerated girlfriend at the local jail.

Aaron Oldham, 41, reportedly visited the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma City on Monday with the intent of securing power of attorney documents for his girlfriend, Christine Hillier, also 41, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Law&Crime. Oldham allegedly approached the facility’s visitation area claiming to be Hillier’s legal representative.

The affidavit notes that Oldham referred to Hillier as his client and mentioned, “We are trained in patients,” suggesting his supposed legal expertise.

After gaining access, Oldham proceeded to the attorney visitation booth where he met with Hillier. Together, they completed the power of attorney forms.

However, any suspicions the staff may have had were likely confirmed shortly thereafter, as the couple reportedly began “hugging and kissing,” actions not typical of a professional attorney-client relationship.

Jail records show Hillier was booked into the detention center a week before, on Oct. 6. She was reportedly arrested on a warrant out of Nevada.

After their meeting, Oldham left the jail, but he was later arrested for false personation when investigators said they realized he didn’t have a license to practice law. He allegedly “stated that he understood why he was being arrested but he believed he had attorney client privilege with his girlfriend.”

Court records show an affidavit of probable cause was filed against him on Tuesday.

However, he claimed the situation was a “misunderstanding.”

“It’s a silly misunderstanding, and I will never interact with that system again, hopefully,” Oldham told local NBC affiliate KFOR. “I’m a very law-abiding person. … I trust the U.S. legal system.”

Local defense attorney Ed Blau told the TV station that he has visited the jail hundreds of times in his career and “I’ve never seen a situation where somebody out of the blue showed up and pretended to either be a bonds person or an attorney.”

Authorities attributed the apparent mix-up to a mistake from a staffer and a lack of funding.

The Oklahoma County Detention Center said in a statement that “an individual recently presented himself at the jail claiming to be an attorney in order to visit an inmate. A staff member did not follow established verification procedures, allowing the individual access.”

“Once the breach was discovered, investigators obtained a warrant, and the individual was arrested at a residence in Oklahoma City,” the statement added. “The staff member involved has been disciplined, and all staff assigned to the attorney visitation area have received retraining to reinforce our existing policies and prevent this from happening again.”