Henderson Councilwoman Carrie Cox is being prosecuted under a rarely used state law that some legal experts find problematic.

Attorneys also raise concerns about the rationale behind the Henderson City Council’s decision to censure Cox .

Cox was indicted Nov. 5 on a felony count of monitoring or attempting to monitor a private conversation.

Prosecutors say she hid behind a curtain in Henderson City Hall earlier this year and recorded a conversation between rival Councilwoman Monica Larson, a real estate broker and a developer.

District Attorney Steve Wolfson, whose office is handling the case, only knows of two or three times that the charge Cox faces was prosecuted in the last five years, according to a spokesperson.

Former District Attorney David Roger said the charge is rarely pros

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