The content creator who scaled the Las Vegas Sphere earlier this week caused more than $100,000 in damage to the 366-foot-tall site, but taunted cops by telling them he wouldn’t be convicted of the crime, police said.
“Pro-life Spiderman” Maison Des Champs, 24, allegedly trampled countless lights while climbing the illuminated dome as part of a stunt to raise money so a homeless woman could “cancel her abortion appointment.”
The Las Vegan native filmed the daring feat while pleading with his followers to donate to his cause.
“She’s homeless and she’s pregnant and she needs help,” he said in the video.
The Sphere, which is completely wrapped with 58 million lights to form a massive LED display, is too delicate to support the weight of a human being, according to an arrest report obtained by KTNV.
Matthew German, the Sphere’s vice president of security and threat management, told police that the exterior is so fragile that officials are conducting repair work from inside the site to avoid touching the Exosphere.
While venue officials are unsure how many lights were damaged by the Des Champs climb, they anticipate the stunt will have 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. * News3LV
They also raised concerns in the report that the venue’s intellectual property may have been leaked to the public during the livestreamed upload.
Countless spectators watched or tuned in to Des Champs climbing the Sphere on Tuesday morning, but an engineer stationed inside the site was the first to bring it to the attention of police, according to the report.
Des Champs allegedly told the worker that he planned to come back down from the Sphere after reaching the top, but authorities refused, stating that they would perform a helicopter rescue if he did not exit through the building.
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The engineer eventually removed one of the light paths, called transporters, to allow Des Champs to climb and safely enter the Sphere, 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 known for climbing skyscrapers to raise money for anti-abortion causes and allegedly told police he had never been convicted for his stunts and that “his lawyers will get him out of this incident as well.” “
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Des Champs took to the Sphere to raise funds for a 37-year-old homeless woman named Isabel, who already has twins, so she would not 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 lose contact with Des Champs while the case continues.
They will all reappear in court on February 12, one day after Isabel’s scheduled abortion.
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