Las Vegas man arrested on suspicion of soliciting teen for sex
A Las Vegas man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to solicit a teen for sex, authorities say.
Jimmy R. Melgar, 43, was arrested April 1 by investigators with the Child Exploitation Task Force.
A Las Vegas-based agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation assigned to the task force wrote in an arrest report for Melgar that he carried out an undercover operation involving the agent posing as a 17-year-old girl online. On April 1, the agent received a text message from a man interested in paying for sex.
During a lengthy text conversation, the man said he was interested in a person who was “18+,” and the agent responded saying they were 17 and “I promise I won’t disappoint u.”
The man initially said he wanted to pay $30 for sex and later during the conversation said he only wanted to meet the teen to talk. He agreed to meet the teen in the 3000 block of Alta Drive. Authorities said they arrested Melgar on Alta Drive the afternoon of April 1.
No criminal complaint had been filed in the case as of Wednesday. A status check on the filing of a criminal complaint is scheduled for June 1 in Las Vegas Justice Court.
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