Two Women Kidnap And Rob Man In Marriage Scam

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'KING COUNTY, Wash. -- Two women have been charged for allegedly kidnapped a vulnerable 78-year-old man and taking him to the courthouse, where one of them married him and then tried to withdraw thousands of dollars from his bank account.

Sujinda Yachatta, 56, and Kulany Roeksbutr, 29, have been charged with kidnapping on Tuesday.

Issaquah detectives started an investigation of the Nov. 22 incident after receiving a report from Adult Protective Services concerning the 78-year-old man, who suffers from dementia and lives at an adult family home in Issaquah, court papers said.

The investigation found that the two took the 78-year-old victim from his home without permission, then drove him to Bellevue District Court. A marriage was performed there between the man and Yahatta, who was the man's massage therapist.

Afterward, the two women took the victim to his bank and unsuccessfully attempted to withdraw money from his accounts, which totaled about $28,000, according to court documents.'