A Michigan home inspector has been arrested after being caught on camera “pleasuring himself” with an Elmo doll in a client’s home.
The alleged incident was filmed on March 12. The couple were trying to sell their home and agreed to an inspection.They left the premises to allow the inspector to look the home over, but it was then that the young homeowner allegedly witnessed Kevin Wayne VanLuven, on camera touching himself. She then hit the record button.
Van Luven was charged with aggravated indecent exposure and malicious destruction of property.
According to Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, VanLuven picked up an Elmo plushie from the nursery and “appeared to be pleasuring himself with the doll.”
He then put the Elmo back in its place.
When questioned by police, VanLuven said he had just moved the doll to inspect an electrical outlet. After cops told him that he was caught on camera, he then “made incriminating statements and apologized.”
“Just when I think I have seen it all, someone steps up and surprises me with a new level of disturbing actions,” Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. “Sadly, in today’s world we cannot take it on faith that the people we let into our homes can be trusted.”
“We cannot always presume that employers have done their job and have confidence their employees are trustworthy and are there to do the job for which they’ve been hired. This is a disgusting reminder to be cautious about who you let into your home. The actions of these homeowners will likely prevent this defendant from going into anyone else’s home.”
VanLuven was released on $2,500 bond. As a condition of bond, he is not allowed be alone in any residential property he does not own. He must also not have any contact with the victims and must undergo a mental health evaluation.
If convicted, he could face a maximum of two years in prison and a $2,000 fine.