Prison chef arrested 'for getting an inmate to perform a sex act in exchange for a Snickers bar'
Prison chef is arrested ‘for getting an inmate to perform a sex act in exchange for a Snickers bar’ at a Las Vegas jail
- Leon Spencer, 48, suggested inmate perform sex act for a candy bar, police sayÂ
- Was working as chef at Las Vegas City Jail when incident took place in Nov. 2019
- Male inmate reported the incident as he did not want to see Spencer the next day
- CCTV footage showed pair going into a bathroom and leaving at different timesÂ
A prison chef was arrested for getting an inmate to perform a sex act in exchange for a candy bar. Â
Police say Leon Spencer, 48, propositioned the inmate who worked for him at the Las Vegas City Jail in November 2019.Â
Spencer suggested that if the male prisoner did the act, he would give him a Snickers chocolate bar, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.Â
Leon Spencer, 48, was arrested in December after, police say, he got an inmate to perform a sex act in exchange for a Snickers bar
The cook was arrested on December 21 on charges of voluntary sex conduct with a prisoner, open and gross lewdness and soliciting or engaging in prostitution.Â
An arrest report from the Metropolitan Police Department revealed the inmate said he reported the incident to the police because he did not want to see him when he turned up for work the next day.
After they received the reports, officers checked CCTV footage from inside the prison.Â
The male victim told police he decided to report the incident because he did not want to see Spencer the next day when he came to work. Picture: Stock
The clips showed them both going into a bathroom and leaving at different time, which correlated with the times the prisoner provided to the police.Â
The prisoner who is said to have been offered a candy bar for a sex act was in jail due to drug possession charges after his arrest in February 2019.
Spencer has since been released and will appear in court in April. Â
