Man Charged with Sex Crimes, Impersonated News Director

It doesn’t get much crazier than this.

WSMV (Nashville) Reports that a massage therapist accused of sex crimes against multiple women is now charged with impersonating the former News Director of the Meredith station.

Tarek Mentouri is in jail after being arrested for sex crimes again women. But now, Mentouri is facing additional charges after he called WSMV and tried to pass himself off as former WSMV News Director Mitch Jacob.

The station reports that n the midst of reporting the story, someone calling themselves “Mitch” called and emailed the company that manages WSMV website.

In the recordings, “Mitch” can be heard asking that pictures of Mentouri be taken down.

In an email also sent to the web company, someone using a gmail account for a “Mitch Jacobs” also requested the photos be removed. Jacob, the former News Director, does not spell his last name with a “s.”

Also, “Mitch” wrongly identifies the call letters for WSMV. “It’s Mitch again from WUSMV. We had spoken about editing a thumbnail. I just had one final request for a second article to help with,” the impersonator said in voice mail.

At the time, the real Mitch Jacob wrote an email in response to the questions from the web company. “I never called someone to replace an image,” Jacob wrote.

The real Mitch Jacob, now News Director at KNXV (Phoenix) said, “I’m glad to see the justice system is taking this seriously and looking forward to seeing a resolution in the case.”

A spokesman for the district attorney’s office said the new charges do not impact Mentouri’s ability to leave jail next month. But his bond will be increased.