A Las Vegas woman was arrested Tuesday for allegedly helping her boyfriend and another man coerce a California teen into prostitution, according to court documents.
Sex Crimes
A volunteer wrestling coach at Cimarron-Memorial High School was arrested in March after admitting to having sex with a 17-year-old student who wrestled at Arbor View High.
April is sexual assault awareness month. Here in Las Vegas, 718 people were seen at University Medical Center for sexual assault exams last year alone.
A Pahrump man was arrested Tuesday during a covert investigation in which detectives with the Nye County Sheriff’s Office posed as a 15-year-old girl on Facebook.
A South Lake Tahoe children’s ski school employee was charged Wednesday with child exploitation and possession of child pornography.
A Boston man accused in the attempted sexual assault and battery of a woman in a Strip resort restroom Saturday was arrested after a short foot pursuit outside the Mandalay Bay towers.
A Las Vegas man faces at least 12 counts of sexual assault against a child, records show.
Clark County School District and law enforcement officials say they are listening to parent concerns about inappropriate teacher-student relations and issued a warning to staff members who engage in inappropriate behavior.
Jurors took about two hours to convict 48-year-old Melvyn Sprowson on four counts of unlawful use of a minor in the production of pornography, as well as one count each of first-degree kidnapping and child abuse or neglect.
Defendant Melvyn Sprowson spoke to jurors for a final time Thursday as he delivered an animated closing argument in his kidnapping and child porn trial. Jurors will begin deliberations in the case Friday.
A Silverado High School volleyball coach was arrested in October after authorities accused him of sexual misconduct with a 16-year-old student, the Las Vegas Review-Journal has learned.
Dakota Routh said he had no idea his then 12-year-old daughter filed a written complaint last year against her teacher, Jeffrey Schultz, until Henderson police called him last week.
Melvyn Sprowson took the stand Wednesday in his kidnapping and child porn trial. Acting as his own defense, he said he kept a 16-year-old girl in his apartment for about two months because he was afraid she would kill herself if he took her home.
Melvyn Sprowson, representing himself at trial, faces the possibility of life in prison on four counts of unlawful use of a minor in the production of pornography, and one count each of first-degree kidnapping and child abuse or neglect.
By the time police arrested Henderson teacher Jeffrey Schultz for alleged indecency toward a student on Tuesday he had already been the subject of two disciplinary investigations — including one at a previous school.