Las Vegas police sergeant set up cameras in bathrooms to fulfill ‘fetish,' prosecutors say
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The police sergeant accused of abusing his power while on the job and also possessing child pornography faces new accusations of installing cameras inside bathrooms, prosecutors said.
A Clark County grand jury voted Thursday to indict LVMPD Sgt. Kevin Menon on 28 counts of capturing the image of the private area of another person, prosecutor Christopher Hamner announced during a grand jury return hearing Friday.
Menon allegedly began recording from the two cameras in his home in September, Hamner said. During the hearing, Hamner played video from one camera, showing Menon installing a camera and positioning it in a vent, which pointed downward toward a toilet.
Police made the discovery in November, Hamner said. In March, they found 96 recordings of women using the restroom. Hamner also noted Menon was out of custody on bond at the time on his two ongoing criminal cases.
Prosecutors said Menon repeatedly searched for images of teenagers urinating, which Hamner called a 'fetish' and a 'sickness.'
'There is no way the state, the court and Metro can monitor him to keep the community safe,' Hamner said, asking Clark County District Court Chief Judge Jerry Wiese to set bail at $1 million.
Menon was not in court on Friday, and Wiese issued a warrant for his arrest on $56,000 bail, adding the district court judge handling the other cases would better address that.
In his first case, the Clark County District Attorney's Office alleges Menon abused his power by creating fake scenarios that resulted in citizens, mainly Black men, being detained on the Las Vegas Strip.
Menon had been leading a team of officers on the Las Vegas Strip. Body camera and surveillance videos showed Menon dressed in plain clothes while officers were dressed in uniform.
Detectives said when they seized Menon's electronic devices for the investigation, they found child sexual abuse material, also known as child pornography. This resulted in a second criminal case against Menon for child pornography-related charges.
Police arrested Menon on Aug. 30. A Clark County grand jury later indicted him for 13 charges related to the alleged abuse of power and then four felony sex crimes charges in the second case.
In court documents, Menon claims he tried to expose racism within the police department and is being retaliated against.
Menon remains out of custody after posting bond in his two ongoing cases. After his arrest, the department placed Menon on leave with pay and suspended his police powers pending an investigation. The department has since stopped paying him.
Menon's legal team has tried to disqualify the judge handling his criminal cases due to allegations of abuse from his daughter. The judge responded that he is unaware of any active investigations regarding his daughter's claims.
Menon was scheduled to go on trial on March 31 in the first criminal case he faces. A hearing is scheduled about the motion to disqualify the judge on April 3.
Vanessa Murphy can be reached at vmurphy@8newsnow.com. David Charns can be reached at dcharns@8newsnow.com.
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