Pahrump man faces charges in sexual assault of 6-year-old girl
February 28, 2015 - 4:20 pm
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Michael Rodger Henderson was arrested Saturday for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl, according to a Nye County Sheriff’s release Sunday morning.(Courtesy Nye County Sheriff’s Office)
A 39-year-old Pahrump man was arrested Saturday for allegedly sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl, the Nye County Sheriff’s said.
The child reported to police that Michael Rodger Henderson, a family friend, assaulted her at his home in February. Police said Henderson admitted to sexually assaulting the girl several times.
Henderson is charged with sexual assault of a child under the age of 14, child sexual abuse and lewdness with a minor child under the age of 14. Bail was set at $250,000.
Anyone with information pertaining to this case is asked to call the Nye County Sheriff’s Office at 775-751-7000.
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