Nevada OKs $200,000 settlement in marshal groping case
By SEAN WHALEY
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
CARSON CITY — A state panel has settled two civil rights lawsuits with a Las Vegas woman who alleged a Clark County Family Court marshal groped her in August 2011.
The Board of Examiners on Tuesday approved a $200,000 payment to Monica Contreras as a global settlement of both a federal and separate state lawsuit filed against the court.
Contreras alleged she was pressured to recant her statements, which she did not do.
In a courtroom incident captured on videotape, Contreras complained to Hearing Master Patricia Doninger that Marshal Ron Fox assaulted her in a witness room under the guise of searching her for drugs.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/nevada-oks-200000-settlement-marshal-groping-case
LAS VEGAS -- Multiple employees and managers at the Clark County family court are under investigation for allegedly covering up a sexual assault by a court marshal.
The I-Team has uncovered video showing a woman claiming a court marshal sexually assaulted her. She was later arrested by that same marshal. The marshal has since been fired.
The I-Teams investigation shows how the internal affairs investigation is revealing much larger problems at family court.
There are multiple marshals involved and allegations ranging from sexual assaults to choking a citizen in court. The investigation began with a 2011 video that shows family court marshals arresting a woman because she claimed one of them sexually assaulted her.
Monica Contreras went to family court with her 2-year-old daughter in August 2011. She was in the courtroom only a few minutes on a routine divorce case. Her husband filed for a Temporary Restraining Order against her during their divorce. He never showed up in court so the order was denied.
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/21557505/cover-up-alleged-in-clark-clark-family-court
The second link includes video and much more information. Video shows her being arrested for claiming she was sexually assaulted.
I know the story is a little old, came across it through a series of links. Felt it was still important to share.