An 18-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after police said he attacked and sexually assaulted an elderly woman sleeping on a bench in downtown Las Vegas.
Sex Crimes
An investigation into Michael Pacheco began this month at Clark High School, 4291 Pennwood Ave., police said in a statement Thursday afternoon.
A Las Vegas man has been charged with sexual assault and burglary after a woman said she was raped June 8 in her hotel room on the Strip.
A woman called police to report that a man had sexually assaulted her after she let him in her home to fix her router, according to the arrest report.
A police arrest report indicates an investigation started after Clark County Child Protective Services contacted law enforcement.
An independent contractor with Cox Communications was arrested Thursday on suspicion of sexual assault, and Las Vegas police on Friday announced they are seeking more information about the case.
Edward Coyle, 27, is charged with three counts of sexual assault of a child and one count of lewdness against a child under the age of 14, Las Vegas police said.
A North Las Vegas woman has been arrested on suspicion of trafficking a youth for the purposes of prostitution, police said.
A 74-year-old registered sex offender has been charged with sexually assaulting a child in Henderson, police said.
According to his arrest report, 34-year-old Denzel Loyd attempted to traffic six teenagers in Las Vegas for sex, and their ages ranged from 13 to 17.
Las Vegas police said on Thursday that they are seeking more information about a man arrested last week on charges of sex trafficking and attempted kidnapping of a child.
“The main resource we really need right now is the human kind — volunteers,” said Daniele Staple, executive director of the Rape Crisis Center.
A Las Vegas man has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and conspiracy after a woman told police she was raped by a juvenile at a party, police said.
A Metropolitan Police Department officer was arrested by Henderson police on Wednesday and faces multiple charges of lewdness with a child under 14, officials said.
Lamarcus Tidwell, 18, was booked at the Clark County Detention Center on felony counts of sex trafficking of a minor, living from the earnings of a prostitute and robbery.