In 2017, Jacques Anton Lanier used social media to coerce and solicit nine girls under the age of 18 years old to engage in sexual activities with him for money and drugs.
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After the successful sex trafficking crackdown last week, Las Vegas police said plans to combat sex trafficking during the Super Bowl will be announced soon.
Benito Garcia-Morales, 42, was arrested after he allegedly agreed to meet who he thought was a 15-year-old juvenile for sex.
Colby Olen committed an additional felony offense while on release, the Department of Justice said.
A woman who says she was sex trafficked at a Motel 6 just off the Strip has alleged in a federal lawsuit that the property’s owner-operator did nothing to stop the crimes against her.
A Las Vegas man was arrested in Henderson on suspicion of using an online chat application to lure a child to a city park for sex, police said.
Tanner Castro, a deputy district attorney, faces charges of luring or attempting to lure a child or mentally ill person with use of computer technology to engage in sexual conduct and attempted statuary sexual seduction by a person over 21, according to the Henderson Justice Court website.
Mohamed Muhina, 28, pleaded guilty in November to one count of sexual exploitation of children.
An employee at a North Las Vegas high school was arrested Tuesday.
Suspect Troy Driver sent his girlfriend a letter from jail last year that described a “terrible darkness” inside him. He killed himself earlier this month.
James Wynhoff pleaded guilty to charges of attempted child sex trafficking and possession of child pornography, prosecutors said.
A former student reported to police last summer that she was in a four-year relationship with Kaitlin Glover, from 2017 through 2021.
The woman told police that the officer wrote on WhatsApp that he “wanted to sneak into the hospital and have sex with her.”
Brady Powell, 42, worked at Premier Physical Therapy and Sports Performance in North Las Vegas.
Darryl Lancaster, 57, has been charged with multiple counts of lewdness with a child under 14.
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Colin Czech is accused of killing a man outside a downtown convenience store and eating parts of the victim’s face, police said.
The Las Vegas Strip casino introduced a new tier in its loyalty program, and visitors will need to reach at least that tier to receive unlimited free parking.
Harry Reid International Airport said its parking was in “high demand” this weekend, and expected Terminal 1 long term and economy parking to be at capacity.