LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An accused serial rapist in the US illegally has entered a plea deal in a Las Vegas case.
Carlos Nava, 48, pleaded responsible via an ‘Alford plea settlement’ to 1 felony cost of sexual assault with use of a lethal weapon on July 30, based on courtroom data. Via an “Alford plea,” a defendant acknowledges prosecutors might have sufficient proof to result in a conviction however doesn’t admit guilt.
Carlos Nava, 47, is accused of raping one lady and 4 ladies in southern Nevada. (KLAS)
Nava was indicted in February 2023 for alleged sexual assaults occurring between 2009 and 2015 involving 4 alleged victims, courtroom data present.
Nava’s DNA matched rape kits from three of the alleged victims, prosecutors stated. A fourth alleged sufferer recognized Nava. A fifth sufferer couldn’t be situated once more.
Bail considerably lowered for accused Las Vegas serial rapist in U.S. illegally
An amended indictment lists the initials of 4 victims.
The 8 Information Now Investigators beforehand reported that Nava re-entered the US illegally at the very least eight instances since 2002, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson stated in 2023. Whereas Nava was granted voluntary removing to Mexico a number of instances, he was additionally eliminated after the location of immigration detainers at the very least twice. He had been encountered by legislation enforcement in California, Arizona and Las Vegas.
Nava’s felony historical past consists of arrests for battery and home violence, and he was final faraway from the U.S. to Mexico in 2020, based on ICE.
An arrest report obtained by the 8 Information Now Investigators detailed the next timeline:
July 10, 2022: A intercourse employee informed police that she agreed to have intercourse in trade for $100 with a person who picked her up in a white truck in entrance of The Orleans On line casino. The lady informed police that the person refused to cease performing a intercourse act, held a knife to her throat, eliminated a condom and sexually assaulted her, stole her cash and cellphone, shattered a glass bottle on her head, and chased her as she tried to depart. The lady escaped and ran bare to a close-by Walgreens for assist. Detectives reviewed surveillance from close by companies.
Eleven days later, police stopped Nava. A search warrant was issued for his DNA and to course of his white truck for proof, based on police. Detectives stated they discovered a backpack with latex gloves and 17 completely different pairs of girls’s panties folded, stacked and with a rubber band round them.
“Though rare, people who commit sexual assaults related crimes have been known to keep property belonging to victims as a trophy of the incident,” the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division arrest report said. Nava was arrested. In October, the DNA was linked to 4 different intercourse crimes.
On August 12, 2003, an underage particular person stated a person picked her up they usually agreed to have intercourse. She stated the person took her to an deserted home the place that they had consensual intercourse. A buddy of the alleged sufferer referred to as police. She determined that she didn’t wish to prosecute, based on the arrest report.
On February 4, 2010, a lady stated that she mistakenly acquired right into a automotive that she thought was her buddy’s in Henderson. She informed police that when contained in the automotive, the person driving pulled out a knife, locked the doorways, and stated “I want sex.” She additionally informed police that the person demanded that she take away her garments and sexually assaulted her. A healthcare employee who carried out a sexual assault nurse examination informed police that she believed that the alleged sufferer was mentally delayed.
On March 16, 2013, a intercourse employee informed police that whereas she was on Boulder Freeway soliciting, she acquired right into a car. She stated the motive force didn’t like the worth that she was providing, put a knife to her throat and sexually assaulted her. She informed police that she was scared as a result of she didn’t wish to go to jail for being a runaway.
On July 17, 2015, a lady informed police that whereas she was in search of marijuana on Desert Inn Street, she acquired right into a automotive. She stated that the motive force pulled out a knife, informed her to take her garments off and sexually assaulted her. On November 2, 2022, police talked to the alleged sufferer once more. She stated that she was truly a intercourse employee soliciting on Boulder Freeway. She stated that she had escaped from the suspect’s automotive by climbing via the motive force’s aspect window and ran from the automotive bare. When police confirmed her panties present in Nava’s possession, the girl recognized a pair as the identical type that she would have been carrying.
Based on the plea settlement reached between Nava and the Clark County District Legal professional’s workplace, a choose is anticipated to condemn Nava to life in jail with parole eligibility after 10 years. He’s additionally anticipated to obtain a further one-to-two-year consecutive time period for a lethal weapon enhancement.
The plea settlement additionally addresses whether or not a defendant shouldn’t be a United States citizen and states that they could possibly be deported and unable to achieve United States citizenship.
Nava stays in custody with $30,000 bail. His sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 25.
