An undercover vice detective with Metro and a Clark County prosecutor were among the panelists Thursday morning who spoke with community activists about ways to combat human trafficking from the supply and demand side.
Sex Crimes
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested 53-year-old Sean Rix on warrants from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.
A North Las Vegas man was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison after he was convicted of receiving and distributing child pornography, the Department of Justice said.
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo wants a lawsuit against him thrown out, acknowledging in court documents that he reached a settlement with a woman who accused him of rape.
Allen Russell, 64, is accused of sexually abusing a young child five or six times a week from January 2012 to January 2017, according to a Metropolitan Police Department arrest report.
A man is accused of trying to extort $100,000 from a professional gambler by threatening to release secretly filmed footage of the two having sex in Las Vegas.
Jahmal Blanche, 29, was arrested Aug. 2 on charges of sexual assault and kidnapping.
A former Las Vegas Strip security guard has been acquitted of sexual assault and kidnapping charges that stemmed from a 2017 allegation at New York-New York.
William Vinson was found competent to face charges of attempted murder, battery and kidnapping after he allegedly backed into a motorcycle officer and kidnapped a woman.
Amanjot Singh was arrested July 28 after security officers at the Trump International hotel, 2000 Fashion Show Drive, called police to report an unconscious woman in a room with four men.
Las Vegas police and the local rape crisis center have teamed up to provide additional advocacy services at each police station in the valley.
A Las Vegas man faces three years in prison for failing to register as a sex offender in California upon his move to the state, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
A 32-year-old man was arrested last week after Las Vegas police said he was sex trafficking a teenager he met online and requiring her to give him all of her money.
A Las Vegas man described by residents as the neighborhood babysitter has been arrested on charges of lewdness and child abuse.
Las Vegas saw the highest total in the U.S. of rescued child sex trafficking victims during an FBI-led nationwide sweep in July known as Operation Independence Day.