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Sex Crimes

Las Vegas man accused of practicing medicine without license indicted

An alleged phony doctor accused of threatening lives by performing sham medical procedures without a license has been indicted on more than two dozen charges, including sexual assault and child abuse, prosecutors said Thursday.

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‘Anything goes’ atmosphere of Las Vegas contributes to sex buyers’ attitudes, activist says

The U.S. Department of State estimates that 80 percent of the 600,000 to 800,000 people trafficked across international borders every year are trafficked for sex. Of those, approximately 80 percent are females and up to 50 percent are children. The questions for many sex trafficking and prostitution researchers are who are the buyers and why do they do it? After all, these are the drivers of this billion-dollar industry.

Man accused of sexually assaulting woman at Wynn valet

A convicted sex offender has been indicted on kidnapping and sexual assault charges in connection with an incident at the Wynn valet, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Las Vegas police arrest man in connection with May lewdness case

Police have arrested a man in connection with a May lewdness case. Alejandro Soria-Bautista was arrested after he voluntarily met with detectives from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s sexual assault section on Friday, Metro spokesman Jesse Roybal said.