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Las Vegas police sergeant charged with lewdness

(Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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By Rachel Spacek Las Vegas Review-Journal
January 28, 2019 - 5:49 pm
 

A Las Vegas police sergeant was charged this month with two counts of open and gross lewdness after he was accused of “inappropriate touching.”

Michael Souder of the Metropolitan Police Department was released with pay pending the outcome of the case, according to Metro spokeswoman Laura Meltzer. The department found out about the accusations on Dec. 22, Meltzer said.

Court documents show Souder was charged on Jan. 16 and issued a summons. His initial Justice Court appearance is set for Feb. 13.

It was not immediately clear where the alleged touching occurred. Souder works in the Downtown Area Command in the tourist safety division, Meltzer said.

Contact Rachel Spacek at 702-387-2921 or rspacek@reviewjournal.com. Follow @RachelSpacek on Twitter.

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