LAS VEGAS (KTNV) – State prosecutors are seeking a higher bond for Kevin Menon, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department sergeant facing two separate criminal cases.

In a court filing obtained by Channel 13 on Tuesday, prosecutors asked Judge Nadia Wood to increase Menon’s bail to $250,000 cash-only. This comes after Menon. posted his current bail of $100,000 during the weekend.

Menon is currently facing charges in two criminal cases. He was indicted by a Clark County grand jury on charges related to abuse of police powers, including oppression, assault on a protected person, and bribery for perjury. The sergeant is accused of employing illegal arrest tactics as a plainclothes officer on the Las Vegas Strip.

We obtained body camera footage showing several of these arrests. You can see the same evidence that the grand jury saw. in this story.

While facing this criminal case, Menon was arrested for the second time last week on charges related to possession of child sexual abuse material.

In their argument for a higher bond, prosecutors stated that Menon’s bond should be higher due to the nature of the crimes he is charged with, as well as the likelihood of conviction.

Prosecutors’ state bail for the original case was set at $27,000 with no knowledge of material charges of child sexual abuse.

The motion claims images of child sexual abuse were found on two devices seized when police served a search warrant at Menon’s home. That includes:

• 38 images considered child sexual abuse material (sometimes called CSAM)
• 47 images that could be child sexual abuse material, but the ages of the subjects were difficult to determine
• 107 images characterized as “child erotica”

Prosecutors argue these additional charges prove Menon is a danger to himself and others. They also argue that there is a risk of flight.
They said that since he first went offline, Menon cleaned his work phone. In court last week, Menon’s lawyer, Dominic Gentile, said the phone was handed over to an IT technician who may have been responsible for deleting evidence on the device.

Prosecutors told the judge they believe Menon is likely to engage in more criminal activity. They said detectives found VPNs (virtual private networks) and scrubbing devices on his devices, which they say proves he is sophisticated enough to continue collecting child sexual abuse material.

In addition to the $250,000 cash bail, prosecutors are asking for high-level electronic surveillance, surrender of firearms, surrender of passports and no contact with official witnesses who testified before the grand jury.

A hearing on this motion is scheduled for Wednesday morning.

Menon is on unpaid leave from the LVMPD and his police powers have been suspended, Metro Police previously confirmed.