Las Vegas man faces charges of sex assault against 2 children

By RACHEL HERSHKOVITZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

November 9, 2016 - 11:58 am

Jose Garcia-Lopez (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

A Las Vegas man has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting two children under the age of 14.

Jose Garcia-Lopez, 42, was arrested Saturday and faces two counts of lewdness with a child, three counts of sexual assault of a child and one count of attempted sexual assault with a minor.

Police had issued a warrant for his arrest in May.

Garcia-Lopez is being held without bail at the Clark County Detention Center. He will make a court appearance on Thursday.

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