Louisiana man arrested third time for lying about health to get diaper changes

https://www.katc.com/lafayette-parish/man-arrested-again-for-seeking-diaper-changes

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A man has been booked for the third time, accused of lying to health care workers to get his diaper changed.

Rutledge Deas IV, 35, was arrested on Grand Avenue by Louisiana State Police Special Victims Unit detectives and booked with human trafficking.

Throughout the investigation, detectives determined that Deas posed as an individual seeking a nanny to assist with the care of a person with special needs. After making contact with the victim through an online platform, the victim was directed to a residence in Lafayette. Once at the residence, Deas portrayed himself as the special needs individual and required the victim to perform tasks consistent with infant and toddler care, including diaper changes, troopers say.

Deas was arrested in Jefferson Parish in 2019 and in 2021 for the same alleged crime.

In 2021, State Police said that they had arrested him in 2019 for posting "as a younger man with special needs and hiring babysitters who he would pay to change his diaper and treat him like a child. In December of 2020, Deas plead guilty to the charges related to this investigation and was placed on probation."

On December 20, 2021, detectives began a second investigation after learning of a text message, sent by Deas, which exhibited similar behaviors. In the message, Deas indicated that he was engaged in ‘alternative therapy’ and offered to pay the victim to change his diapers. As part of the ongoing investigation, detectives learned Deas attempted to recruit the victim to solicit other babysitters to care for him while he again posed as a younger man with special needs, troopers said.

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2019 Arrest in Metairie


2022 Arrest in Jefferson Parish





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ETA:

The official State Police charge was:
14:46.2 HUMAN TRAFFICKING LSP 25-250234 LSP-2026-029223 25,000.00

You can find his booking information by looking up his name on the inmate list here:
https://community.365labs.com/689d71d5-1d4e-4726-9cfb-a3c94dfb231e/inmatelist

Court documents from his 2nd time at trial:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-laed-2_25-cv-00916/pdf/USCOURTS-laed-2_25-cv-00916-0.pdf