An anti-abortion activist who was arrested for climbing the Las Vegas Sphere in 2024 has now been sentenced.
According to Dexerto, Maison Des Champs, the man who calls himself the "Pro-Life Spiderman," has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for scaling the venue on February 7, 2024. He also received a suspended sentence of 364 days, one year of probation, and was ordered to pay $77,270.32 in restitution to the Sphere Entertainment Complex.
At first, Des Champs was charged with destroying property greater than $5,000 and conspiracy to destroy private property. He pleaded guilty to a gross misdemeanor charge of acting with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of people or property.
The 26-year-old reportedly caused $100,000 of damage to the Sphere. He reportedly told police at the time of his arrest that "his attorneys will get him off this incident as well." He also revealed that his climb was an effort to raise money for a pregnant, homeless woman named Isabel. He was arrested the same day.
This month, professional climber Alex Honnold also scaled the Sphere, which Des Champs responded to on his Instagram.
"It’s not that I care if other people climb what I climb. It’s just don’t make a big deal about me doing it and then pay somebody else to steal my idea," he wrote. "They lied said I broke $100,000 in lights, they arrested me and five of my friends for felony conspiracy, then told me if I didn’t accept the plea deal they were gonna keep going after my friends."
