Bryan Clay was formally sentenced Thursday on charges related to the murders of Ignacia “Yadira” Martinez, 38, and her 10-year-old daughter, Karla. Clay alluded to an appeal, telling District Judge Douglas Herndon, “We’re not done yet. It’s not complete.”
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Maysen Melton, accused of raping four high school classmates and sexually harassing others, had been disciplined for sexual deviancy as early as February 2011, when he was a 9-year-old student at Bracken Elementary School, prosecutors said in court papers filed this week.
A former Las Vegas police officer accused of raping and killing a woman more than 20 years ago was ordered held without bail Monday.
Attorneys for former Las Vegas police Explorer Josh Honea are seeking an acquittal or a new trial after they said two jurors in the defendant’s sexual assault trial engaged in misconduct. But the judge in the case said she will review established case law before making a decision.
A Nevada man was sentenced Wednesday to more than 12 years in prison for distribution of child pornography, the Justice Department said.