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Henderson police arrest man for kidnapping, sexual assault of child

Joseph Plummer (Henderson Police Department)

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By Glenn Puit / Las Vegas Review-Journal

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A 21-year-old man has been arrested on child sex assault charges by Henderson police.

Joseph Plummer was taken into custody on eight felony counts including luring a child with a computer for a sex act, one count of child abuse and five counts of sexual assault against a child under the age of 14.

Henderson police said Plummer was arrested Tuesday. They cited an ongoing investigation in declining to release further details.

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