Posted on 11/11/2004 8:33:10 AM PST by the_devils_advocate_666
CHARLESTON, WV -- A Charleston man allegedly groped two home health care nurses while posing as a mentally retarded man who needed his diapers changed, according to criminal complaints.
William Warren Mucklow, 38, was arrested Tuesday.
The complaints, filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court, allege that Mucklow posed as his mother to respond to ads for home health care workers and hire two nurses to care for a man who has the mind of a 2- or 3-year-old.
Mucklow then posed as a mentally retarded person, said Charleston Police Sgt. S.A. Cooper.
The nurses, who worked separately in February and March, said Mucklow grabbed their breasts while they cared for him, the complaints allege.
Mucklow, who was charged with two counts of battery, was released from the South Central Regional Jail on a $10,000 cash bond Tuesday afternoon.
Two civil lawsuits -- filed by women against Mucklow for allegedly groping them while they cared for him as he acted like a child -- are pending.
Deborah McCorey is seeking $6 million in compensatory and punitive damages for emotional distress.
''After several hours of the plaintiff providing care for the defendant, the defendant 'slipped up' and did act as a 40-year-old man which completely upset and traumatized'' McCorey, the lawsuit states.
Three women have made similar accusations against Mucklow, with two wanting to press charges, Charleston police Detective S.A. Dempsey said.
Meanwhile, Mucklow had announced earlier this month he was chartering a bus for people wanting to get flu shots in Canada.
That trip was canceled prior to the arrest, Mucklow said.
Mucklow? How appropriate.
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Somewhere, in New York, an ex-President is slapping himself on the forehead and saying "Why didn't I think of that?"
Why were the nurses pretending to be handicapped????.....
For $6 million, he could have gotten groped all he wants by the right service.
Reminds me of the scene with "Old Man Hewitt" groping Jennifer Biel in the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
You gotta give this guy an "A" for creativity.
Okay, this guy is definitely sick. But come on, $6 million in "emotional distress" compensation for getting your breast grabbed!!?? Ahh, but WV is a great place for filing lawsuits. You can sue for as much as you want. It doesn't mean you'll get it. And frankly, that kind of judgement hanging over this guy's head for the rest of his life is pretty good punishment.
OK, the big question is who paid for the nurse visits? If he was billing Medicaid or some other health provider then I think somebody needs to go after him for fraud.
My wife is a nurse. She says this type of crap goes on frequently in more subtle and minor ways and it can be hard to tell if the contact was incidental or purposful. Payback can be a bitch when it's time for the blood draw.
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