A content creator who climbed the Las Vegas Sphere earlier this week caused more than $100,000 in damage to the 366-foot-tall venue — but taunted police that he would not be convicted of the crime, police said.
“Pro-life Spiderman” Maison Des Champs, 24, allegedly stepped on numerous lights as he climbed the illuminated dome as part of a stunt to raise money so a homeless woman could “cancel her abortion.”
The Las Vegan native filmed the daring stunt while pleading for her followers to donate to her cause.
“She’s homeless and pregnant and needs help,” he said in the video.
The Sphere, which is completely wrapped with 58 million lights to form a massive LED screen, is too delicate to support the weight of a human, according to an arrest report obtained by KTNV.
Matthew German, Sphere’s vice president of security and threat management, told police that the exterior was so fragile that officials did repair work from the inside to avoid touching the Exosphere.
While venue officials aren’t sure how many lights were damaged by Des Champs’ climb, they expect the stunt to cost more than $100,000.
Maison Des Champs filmed himself climbing the Las Vegas Sphere in a stunt to raise money for a homeless pregnant woman. X/@LVMPD Des Champs told police he had no prior convictions for his climbing and “his attorney will exonerate him from this incident as well,” according to the arrest report. News3LV
They also expressed concern in the report that intellectual property from the venue may have been leaked to the public during the live-streamed climb.
Many people saw or watched Des Champs climb the Sphere Tuesday morning, but an engineer stationed inside the venue was the first to draw police attention, the report said.
Des Champs allegedly told the worker that he planned to climb back down the Sphere after reaching the top, but law enforcement refused, stating they would perform a helicopter rescue if he did not exit through the building.
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The engineer eventually moved one of the light tracks, called a carrier, to allow Des Champs to climb and enter the Sphere safely, police said.
Des Champs faces charges, including destruction of property over $5,000 and conspiracy to destroy private property.
The self-described “pro-life Spiderman” is famous for climbing skyscrapers to raise money for anti-abortion causes – and allegedly told police he has never been convicted of his actions and that “his lawyers will get him out of this incident as well.”
Des Champs describes himself as a “pro life Spiderman.” Getty Images
Des Champs climbs the Sphere to raise funds for a 37-year-old homeless woman named Isabel, who already has twins, so she doesn’t have to undergo a scheduled abortion.
It only took him 20 minutes to “solo liberate” the place – which is taller than the Statue of Liberty.
Three others were arrested in connection with the stunt, all of whom were released Thursday and ordered to stay off the Strip corridor and cut off contact with Des Champs while the case continues.
They will all appear in court again on February 12, the day after Isabel’s scheduled abortion.
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