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 house in September, Hamner mentioned. Throughout the listening to, Hamner performed video from one digital camera, displaying Menon putting in a digital camera and positioning it in a vent, which pointed downward towards a rest room.
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 legal instances.
The 8 Information Now Investigators obtained a sequence of movies on the middle of a legal case towards a police sergeant accused of orchestrating faux arrests on the Las Vegas Strip. (KLAS)
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 District Courtroom Chief Choose Jerry Wiese to set bail at $1 million.
Menon was not in court docket on Friday, and Wiese issued a warrant for his arrest on $56,000 bail, including the district court docket choose dealing with the opposite instances would higher tackle that.
In his first case, the Clark County District Legal professional’s Workplace alleges Menon abused his energy by creating faux situations that resulted in residents, primarily Black males, being detained on the Las Vegas Strip.
Menon had been main a workforce of officers on the Las Vegas Strip. Physique digital camera and surveillance movies confirmed Menon wearing plain garments whereas officers had been wearing uniform.
Detectives mentioned after they seized Menon’s digital gadgets for the investigation, they discovered baby sexual abuse materials, also referred to as baby pornography. This resulted in a second legal case towards Menon for baby pornography-related expenses.
Police arrested Menon on Aug. 30. A Clark County grand jury later indicted him for 13 expenses associated to the alleged abuse of energy after which 4 felony intercourse crimes expenses within the second case.
In court docket paperwork, Menon claims he tried to reveal racism throughout the police division and is being retaliated towards.
Menon stays out of custody after posting bond in his two ongoing instances. After his arrest, the division positioned Menon on go away with pay and suspended his police powers pending an investigation. The division has since stopped paying him.
Menon’s authorized workforce has tried to disqualify the choose dealing with his legal instances as a consequence of allegations of abuse from his daughter. The choose responded that he’s unaware of any energetic investigations relating to his daughter’s claims.
Menon was scheduled to go on trial on March 31 within the first legal case he faces. A listening to is scheduled concerning the movement to disqualify the choose on April 3.
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