LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The police sergeant accused of abusing his energy whereas on the job and likewise possessing baby pornography faces new accusations of putting in cameras inside bogs, prosecutors mentioned.
A Clark County grand jury voted Thursday to indict LVMPD Sgt. Kevin Menon on 28 counts of capturing the picture of the personal space of one other individual, prosecutor Christopher Hamner introduced throughout a grand jury return listening to Friday.
Menon allegedly started recording from the 2 cameras in his dwelling in September, Hamner mentioned. In the course of the listening to, Hamner performed video from one digicam, exhibiting Menon putting in a digicam and positioning it in a vent, which pointed downward towards a bathroom.
Police made the invention in November, Hamner mentioned. In March, they discovered 96 recordings of girls utilizing the restroom. Hamner additionally famous Menon was out of custody on bond on the time on his two ongoing prison circumstances.
Prosecutors mentioned Menon repeatedly looked for photographs of youngsters urinating, which Hamner referred to as a “fetish” and a “sickness.”
“There is no way the state, the court and Metro can monitor him to keep the community safe,” Hamner mentioned, asking Clark County Chief Decide Jerry Wiese to set bail at $1 million.
Menon was not in courtroom on Friday, and Wiese issued a warrant for his arrest on $56,000 bail.
In his first case, the Clark County District Legal professional’s Workplace alleges Menon abused his energy by creating faux eventualities that resulted in residents, primarily Black males, being detained on the Las Vegas Strip.
Menon had been main a group of officers on the Las Vegas Strip. Physique digicam and surveillance movies confirmed Menon wearing plain garments whereas officers had been wearing uniform.
Detectives mentioned once they seized Menon’s digital gadgets for the investigation, they discovered baby sexual abuse materials, also called baby pornography. This resulted in a second prison case in opposition to Menon for baby pornography-related costs.
Police arrested Menon on Aug. 30. A Clark County grand jury later indicted him for 13 costs associated to the alleged abuse of energy after which 4 felony intercourse crimes costs within the second case.
In courtroom paperwork, Menon claims he tried to show racism inside the police division and is being retaliated in opposition to.
Menon stays out of custody after posting bond in his two ongoing circumstances. After his arrest, the division positioned Menon on depart with pay, and suspended his police powers pending an investigation. The division has since stopped paying him.
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