A suit has been filed against a Metropolitan Police Department serviceman accused of asking a pistillate helium encountered connected work for a hug and a kiss.
Manuel Ramangmou, 28, was arrested Wednesday connected a azygous gross misdemeanor number of oppression nether the colour of law. Ramangmou is assigned to Metro’s Southeast Area Command.
On Friday, Las Vegas lawyer Carl Arnold besides filed a civilian rights suit against Ramangmou and Metro successful U.S. District Court connected behalf of his client, April Woolum.
Police said Ramangmou was charged aft helium responded to a suspicious conveyance telephone successful the 3400 artifact of East Sunset Road astatine 3:41 a.m. connected May 9. There, Ramangmou encountered the pistillate sleeping successful a van successful a parking lot.
Police said Ramangmou initially approached Woolum to archer her she had to leave, and she agreed to bash so.
This interaction, constabulary said, was captured connected the officer’s assemblage worn camera.
Police said Ramangmou admitted to past disabling his assemblage worn camera and approaching Woolum’s conveyance again. Ramangmou said helium led Woolum to a landscaped country with trees and bushes astatine his request, and that helium asked her for a hug and a buss “because helium thought she was attractive,” constabulary said.
“Officer Ramangmou wanted a hug successful the trees due to the fact that the country was ‘hidden,’” constabulary said.
Although Ramangmou’s assemblage worn camera was disabled, constabulary said a information of the enactment betwixt Ramangmou and Woolum was captured connected backstage surveillance video from the area.
“Officer Ramangmou agreed that April whitethorn person felt similar she had to springiness Officer Ramangmou a hug, and not escaped to leave, owed to the information that his Patrol Vehicle blocked her van from moving on arsenic helium ordered her to do,” constabulary said.
Police said Ramangmou antecedently worked successful information astatine some The Cosmopolitan and the Palms. When asked if he’d engaged successful akin behaviour portion successful the backstage sector, “he recalled 3 (3) instances erstwhile helium asked for a hug.”
Arnold alleged successful the suit that Ramangmou molested his lawsuit portion she was nether duress “by rubbing his hands down her sides, backmost and buttocks,” the suit states.
Woolum, Arnold said, instantly stepped backward.
“Before Woolum could speak, Officer Manny asked: ‘Can I person a buss too?’” according to the suit. “Woolum responded: ‘I don’t adjacent cognize you! and turned backmost toward her driver’s broadside door.”
Arnold said Woolum was frightened by the encounter.
“Woolum did not privation to hug him and was frightened,” Arnold wrote successful the complaint. “She realized she was successful an isolated determination with nary 1 other present, it was astir 4:00 am., she was successful minimal clothing, and she was unsocial with an equipped officer. Despite not wanting carnal contact, Woolum reluctantly agreed retired of fear.”
Arnold questioned wherefore Ramangmou was lone charged with a gross misdemeanor, noting Ramangmou obtained Woolum’s idiosyncratic accusation and was attempting to substance Woolum aft the encounter.
Ramangmou is retired of custody connected a $2,000 surety bond. He is expected to look successful Las Vegas Justice Court successful mid-June.
Contact Glenn Puit astatine gpuit@reviewjournal.com.
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