Monday, August 13, 2012

Las Vegas Defense Lawyer Charged for Having Sex with Client in Jail


A Las Vegas defense attorney was arrested and charged Monday with a felony offense for having oral sex with his client while on a visit at the Clark County Detention Center.

Curtis Cannon, 58, a member of the State Bar of Nevada since 2007, and his client, Crystal Wallis, 23, who was serving time at the detention center on drug charges and a charge of attempted possession of a stolen vehicle, were both indicted with voluntary sexual conduct between a prisoner and another person.

Responding to reports of Cannon’s alleged misconduct with his jailed female clients, detectives of the Criminal Intelligence Section of the Metropolitan Police Department installed a hidden  camera, with the audio turned off to avoid listening to private attorney-client conversations, in the visiting room where Cannon met Wallis last Thursday afternoon. They were able to get a detailed footage of the two kissing and while engaged in the sexual act.

When separately confronted with the evidence, both the defense attorney and his client admitted to having committed the alleged impropriety which will likely draw one to four years in prison. Cannon was expected to post the $5,000 bail for his provisional release.

Nevada’s State Bar, the organization that regulates lawyers, will also be looking into Cannon’s case.

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