Man accused of sending attacker to sexually assault fiancée at home with children, police say

BUCKEYE, AZ. (AZFamily/Gray News) - An Arizona man is accused of sending another man to sexually assault his fiancée while she was home with her children, according to police.

Zarian Dyer, 23, was arrested at his job Thursday morning and charged with aggravated assault, sexual abuse, attempted sexual assault, kidnapping and conspiracy.

Buckeye police initially responded to a home the evening of Oct. 16 after Bella Torres reported that an unknown man entered her house and attacked her. Torres fought off the intruder, identified as 20-year-old Adrian Ayala, who fled the scene and was arrested the following day at his Goodyear home.

In home security video, Ayala can be heard telling Torres her partner sent him to assault her through an arrangement made on Reddit — a claim Ayala’s attorney later reiterated in court.

Detectives searched phones and devices belonging to both men, discovering communications outlining the planned attack, Buckeye Police spokesperson Carissa Planalp said. Prosecutors alleged Dyer instructed Ayala to assault Torres while she was home alone and FaceTime him during the attack.

A motive remains under investigation, police said.