Large-scale events in the Las Vegas Valley mean national media attention, a boost in tourism, and, according to Las Vegas police, a spike in prostitution-related crimes.
Sex Crimes
A 45-year-old man is accused of sexually abusing children, and Las Vegas police are seeking information about other possible victims.
Four more students allege former Brown Middle School teacher Jeffrey Schultz, 47, acted inappropriately with them while he was still teaching at the school, Henderson police said Thursday.
Nevada’s growing backlog of untested rape kits could shrink significantly thanks to a $4.35 million injection of funding approved Thursday.
Las Vegas police accused a 20-year-old man of child sex trafficking, court documents show.
The death of a former Las Vegas police officer who was charged in a child pornography case has been ruled a suicide, the Clark County coroner’s office said Monday.
A Las Vegas man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for luring children with candy and molesting them in his northeast valley apartment complex.
The Clark County coroner’s office has not determined the cause of death for a Las Vegas police officer who admitted receiving child pornography.
A Las Vegas police officer who was arrested last year on child pornography charges has died, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Nevada’s Adam Laxalt and his attorney general peers around the country want Congress to amend federal law to ensure local jurisdictions have the authority to investigate and prosecute child sex traffickers who operate online.
Nonprofit’s executive director says number of sexual assault victims assisted is up, but speculates that may reflect a growing awareness of the issue.
A yearslong struggle with addiction and mental illness ended in June with seizures, drugs and death for one Las Vegas woman, whose body was found in the company of a man she did not know.
A Henderson man was ordered to serve 14 years in federal prison Wednesday for receiving hundreds of images of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
The Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners is still weighing whether a North Las Vegas doctor who pleaded guilty to lewdness involving patients may continue to practice medicine without restrictions.
A sex trafficking ring with ties to Las Vegas was busted in Southern California this week, and a Los Angeles detective says it is common for pimps based in the City of Angels to operate in Sin City.