Ex-Nevada wrestling coach sentenced for secretly filming women in Target dressing room

DES MOINES, Iowa — A former Nevada High School girls wrestling coach was sentenced to 30 days in prison for filming a minor and several women inside a store dressing room.

After submitting a plea agreement in which he pleaded guilty to the charges of sexual exploitation of a minor and invasion of privacy, 45-year-old Michael Leslie of Maxwell was sentenced earlier this week.

On Feb. 24, 2025, Ames police responded to a Target, located at 320 S. Duff Ave. in Ames, after receiving a report of a person filming women while they changed. The department said Leslie had placed his phone’s camera under a closed dressing room door to capture pictures of a minor victim…

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