Man seen wandering in a diaper charged

Stratford, Conn. (WTNH) - A 41-year old Stratford man is facing charges after he was seen allegedly wandering around a parking lot wearing only a diaper and sucking a pacifier.

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An officer reports finding Thomas Wellington parked in the lot sitting in his SUV and seeing baby pacifiers all over the vehicle. "When he questioned him about what happened he really didn't answer," said Capt. Kenneth Bakalar of the Stratford Police Department. "When he asked why he was wearing a diaper he said he had problems with his intestines."

News 8 took a look at Wellington's MySpace page and he lists playing a baby as a hobby.

A woman told police she was in the parking lot with her three young grandchildren when Wellington came over in a diaper, asked her for baby wipes and asked her to wipe him.

When shoppers in the area were asked about the incident where Wellington was spotted wearing 'baby attire', people were totally stunned. "It's totally weird, totally gross," said Mabel Mason of Stratford. "I mean how can you do that?"

"Sheesh!" "I don't know what to say, that's terrible," said Terry Mendoz also of Stratford. "He is an adult man in a diaper!"

Police say Wellington has been similar trouble before with a two prior arrests for breach of peace and public indecency. When News 8 went to his home, no one answered.

Wellington is due in court next month.