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Las Vegas police arrest man in connection with May lewdness case

Police have arrested a man in connection with a May lewdness case. Alejandro Soria-Bautista was arrested after he voluntarily met with detectives from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s sexual assault section on Friday, Metro spokesman Jesse Roybal said.

Las Vegas police say young victims of sex trafficking could be ‘anyone’s child’

In a city that never sleeps such as Las Vegas, child sex trafficking has an environment in which to thrive. While some believe it is a crime that happens only to at-risk children from Third-World countries, Metropolitan Police say in reality it can happen to anyone’s child.

Las Vegas pimps look for women of all ages for sex trafficking, prostitution

Sex trafficking in Nevada is defined as the inducing or forcing of a person to engage in prostitution. However, when it comes to adult sex trafficking, experts say victims are harder to spot because of their age and what seems to be consensual understanding.

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Biden speaks out against campus sex abuse at UNLV rally

Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered an impassioned address at UNLV to raise awareness about sexual assault on college campuses, decrying a culture that subjects victims to being “raped by the system.”

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