Police sent an undercover officer to gather evidence against a Las Vegas attorney accused of inappropriately touching and sexually harassing multiple employees, according to an arrest report.
The undercover investigator, posing as a client seeking a consultation on a divorce case, met with 67-year-old Douglas Crawford on May 25 at his law office on the 500 block of South Seventh Street. During the meeting, Crawford made multiple sexual comments to her, attempted to touch her buttocks and tried to kiss her on the lips, according to the Metropolitan Police Department arrest report.
Crawford was arrested the next day and was booked into the Clark County Detention Center. Prosecutors have charged him with five counts of open and gross lewdness, court records show.
Four former employees, who were identified as Jane Does in the report, said Crawford had a pattern of “inappropriate sexual behavior” that included “unwelcomed and unwanted touching, on multiple occasions,” the report said.
The employees and multiple witnesses also accused Crawford of having sex with his clients in his office, knowing that employees were able to see a live feed of surveillance footage from the room.
“Jane Doe #2 believes Crawford was exchanging his legal services for sexual acts with some of the female clients because he would often never charge these clients,” the report said. “Crawford bragged to Jane Doe #2 about the fact he was having sex with clients.”
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