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An Arizona man is accused of pretending to have Down syndrome so he can hire caregivers who have bathed him and changed his diapers, authorities said.
Police arrested 31-year-old Paul Anthony Menchaca at her parents' home in Gilbert on September 6 after her caregivers discovered he had no special needs, the KTNV television reported.
The first caregiver responded in May to an advertisement on CareLinx, a site designed to help families find licensed help.
Menchaca contacted and hired the assistant posing as a woman named "Amy," who claimed to be the mother of a man with Down syndrome, according to AZFamily.
"Amy" asked the three victims to "punish" [Menchaca] when he stained his diaper by putting it to the end and taking away his privileges, "said an affidavit of arrest obtained by AZFamily.
The caregiver told the police that she had helped to bathe and change the man's diapers 30 times. In five separate incidents, Menchaca reportedly told her that her genitals were not adequately cleansed.
She then referred the second caregiver in July and the third in the following month.
The three women agreed to the same conditions and claimed that Menchaca would be sexually excited when he was washed.
The first victim told the police that she became suspicious and followed Mechaca to her parents' home.
"[The victim] was welcomed by [Menchaca’s] real mother and father and discovered [Menchaca] did not have Down syndrome and did not need any diaper changes, "said the police report.
When the three caregivers confronted Menchaca, he reportedly admitted to lying about Down syndrome.
Menchaca now faces charges of fraud and sexual abuse.
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