58°F
weather icon Clear

Sex Crimes

Sex assault statute of limitations bill pondered in Nevada Legislature

“So many child victims are not able to recognize the impact of what happened to them until much later in their lives,” Daniele Dreitzer, executive director of The Rape Crisis Center, wrote in a letter to lawmakers.

Reno man indicted in child porn case

A Reno man was indicted Wednesday on charges that he used a 1-year-old child to produce and distribute pornography.

Women testify in rape trial of former nightclub promoter

Two California women testified as prosecution witnesses Wednesday in the rape trial of a former nightclub promoter, and fought back tears as they described similar sexual assaults that occurred in 1997 and 2002.

THE LATEST
Amended rape kit bill gets pushback in Nevada Legislature

An amendment to a rape kit tracking bill drew opposition in the Nevada Legislature on Wednesday, less than two weeks after it unanimously passed the Senate.

 
Former nightclub promoter’s rape trial opens in Las Vegas

The rape trial of a former nightclub promoter opened Tuesday in Las Vegas. In addition to the 2014 case, he has been implicated in two other sexual assault cases in Los Angeles that date back to 1997.

Police say man beat woman who said no to prostitution

A man was arrested Monday on suspicion of holding a woman hostage in Las Vegas and beating her after she said she wouldn’t become a prostitute, arrest records show.

15-year-old charged in gang rape to be prosecuted as adult

A 15-year-old boy charged in the gang rape of a 14-year-old special education student will be prosecuted in the adult justice system, a Clark County Family Court judge ruled Wednesday.

Suspect arrested in rape of man after Las Rageous festival

A California man is facing charges of kidnapping and sexual assault in connection with an attack on a drunken man Sunday morning after the Las Rageous music festival.

Las Vegas man accused of acting as teen girl’s pimp

Federal prosecutors have filed trafficking and coercion charges against a Las Vegas man accused of driving a 15-year-old girl to a fire station for sex.

1 68 69 70 71 72 83