Arizona husband accused of drugging his wife, soliciting other men to sexually assault her

Man allegedly hired others to sexually assault wife

A man in the East Valley is facing a slew of charges, including sexual assault and solicitation, after investigators say he drugged his wife and assaulted her. The allegations, however, do not stop there. FOX 10-';s Nicole Krasen reports.

GILBERT, Ariz. - Two men, including a Gilbert husband, have been arrested and are accused of sexually assaulting a woman.

What we know:

Gilbert Police say they began an investigation on Dec.14 into allegations that a 38-year-old Gilbert man had been drugging his wife and arranging for men he met online to sexually assault her while unconscious. The suspect also allegedly recorded the incidents.

During their investigation, police say they gathered enough evidence to arrest the man and booked him into jail on multiple charges.

On Jan. 22, police say a man who allegedly sexually assaulted the victim, 41-year-old Evan Torres, was arrested and booked into jail.

Evan Torres (MCSO)

Dig deeper:

According to court records, the victim told police she discovered Reddit messages where her husband used fake names, as well as nude photos she was unaware of, to pose as a swinger couple. The woman also reported finding videos, including a clip from November 2024, in which her husband appeared to be drugging her with one of his own prescribed sleeping pills.

Former FBI Special Agent James Egelston said the choice to drug the victim to solicit other non-consensual partners is rare.

"Usually, if someone commits a sexual offense using a drug, it's usually kind of isolated between the offender and the victim," said Egelston. "It's rare to see somebody use this type of mechanism to provide access to the victim to other people."

As for Torres, police allege he sexually assaulted the woman back in May 2023, and was seen in two photographs with the victim and in it, he was reportedly wearing a shirt advertising his business Powerhouse Dent Repair, Including one with his cell phone number on the logo.

Court documents also show that Torres called his wife during a police interview, where he reportedly said  the following:

"This was a bad judgment call. I didn't do anything wrong. I didn't rape anybody. Nobody got hurt. From my knowledge, I did nothing wrong. I take full responsibility for acting out. I was frustrated and mad. I promise you, I did not know I was in the wrong."

The victim reportedly told police she first found out about the alleged abuse in October, but was afraid to report it until January 2026 because her husband was threatening to take their children from her.

Egelston called the victim's decision to report her husband extremely courageous.

"Obviously one of the most important people in her life, who is supposed to be, you know they're supposed to be taking care of each other in a marriage, here he is not only victimizing her himself but allowing other men to victimize her, I don't think any of us can, fortunately, understand what it took on her part to do that," said Egelston.

What you can do:

Police say their investigation is ongoing, and they ask anyone with information on this case to call them at 480-503-6500.