One of eight suspects arrested in a sting operation that targeted alleged child sex predators is a local pastor, according to a church that rented the suspect’s congregation space.
Sex Crimes
The U.S. government said that it didn’t intervene in the case of an Israeli government official arrested in an operation targeting alleged child sex predators in the Las Vegas Valley.
A multi-agency undercover operation targeting suspected child sex predators led to the arrest of eight people over the past two weeks in Henderson, police said Friday.
He had been charged with sexually abusing four children, and his attorney expects he will die in prison. One of the charges carries a 35-year minimum sentence.
Detectives are seeking other sexual assault victims of the operator of an unlicensed massage therapy business.
He admitted to counts including oppression under color of office, possession of child sexual abuse material and capturing an image of the private area of another person.
Family Court Judge Vincent Ochoa said testing found that both Logan Gifford and his father could be the 15-year-old child’s father.
Las Vegas police are looking for additional victims of a man they say is accused of sexually assaulting a young child.
The arrest came after multiple reported incidents in early 2025, according to police records.
Alisa Petrov had been missing since April 21, when she left her school in American Fork, Utah, police said.
A Summerlin bartender faces pornography and other charges after Las Vegas police say a woman found a device underneath a restroom sink.
The former prosecutor faced allegations he ran a prostitution ring called the “$100 club” and plotted with felons to have a client killed.
Alisa Petrov, 15, hasn’t been seen since leaving her school in American Fork, Utah, on April 21, according to the South Jordan Police Department.
The Las Vegas attorney has also been accused of plotting with felons to kill a client, an allegation he denied.
Another organization says it has picked up the patient load, but a police sergeant said there will be “a huge gap.”