LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An accused serial rapist who’s in america illegally and agreed to a plea deal withdrew his plea at what was alleged to be his sentencing on Thursday.
Accused serial rapist in United States illegally enters plea deal in Las Vegas case
Carlos Nava, 49, pleaded responsible by way of an ‘Alford plea’ to at least one felony cost of sexual assault with use of a lethal weapon on July 30, in line with court docket data. By means of an ‘Alford plea,’ a defendant acknowledges prosecutors might have sufficient proof to result in a conviction however doesn’t admit guilt.
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Carlos Nava, 49, pleaded responsible by way of an ‘Alford plea’ to at least one felony cost of sexual assault with use of a lethal weapon on July 30, in line with court docket data. (KLAS)
“It’s really hard for someone to maintain ‘I didn’t do this’ when his sperm is in places that indicate he probably did,” Clark County Deputy District Lawyer Julia Barker mentioned as she referred to DNA tying Nava to the crimes.
By means of the plea deal, eight costs towards Nava had been dropped, however now they’re reinstated.
Barker mentioned Nava might have as many as 17 victims. Six have been recognized, whereas 11 are unknown, and two had been 15 years outdated on the time of the alleged sexual assaults, in line with Barker.
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Barker mentioned Las Vegas Metro police discovered Nava’s ‘trophies,’ 17 pairs of underwear that “that were folded, kept in a backpack, which also had latex gloves in it and tied up with a rubber band.”
Police arrested Nava in reference to the intercourse crimes in 2022. No less than one sufferer got here ahead after police issued a press launch about Nava. A grand jury indicted him in 2023.
Barker mentioned Nava focused intercourse staff, who usually might not report most of these crimes to police.
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“Every single time, he has a knife and in most of his situations, he is holding that knife to these individuals’ throats,” Barker mentioned. “Then he forcibly rapes them.”
Prosecutors say that Nava focused intercourse staff, who usually might not report most of these crimes to police. (KLAS)
An arrest report obtained by the 8 Information Now Investigators detailed the next timeline about a few of the alleged crimes:
July 10, 2022: A intercourse employee advised police that she agreed to have intercourse in alternate for $100 with a person who picked her up in a white truck in entrance of The Orleans On line casino. The girl advised 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 girl 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, in line with police. Detectives mentioned they discovered a backpack with latex gloves and 17 totally 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 acknowledged. Nava was arrested. In October, the DNA was linked to 4 different intercourse crimes.
On August 12, 2003, an underage particular person mentioned a person picked her up they usually agreed to have intercourse. She mentioned the person took her to an deserted home the place that they had consensual intercourse. A good friend of the alleged sufferer referred to as police. She determined that she didn’t need to prosecute, in line with the arrest report.
On February 4, 2010, a lady mentioned that she mistakenly received right into a automobile that she thought was her good friend’s in Henderson. She advised police that when contained in the automobile, the person driving pulled out a knife, locked the doorways, and mentioned “I want sex.” She additionally advised 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 advised police that she believed that the alleged sufferer was mentally delayed.
On March 16, 2013, a intercourse employee advised police that whereas she was on Boulder Freeway soliciting, she received right into a car. She mentioned the driving force didn’t like the value that she was providing, put a knife to her throat and sexually assaulted her. She advised police that she was scared as a result of she didn’t need to go to jail for being a runaway.
On July 17, 2015, a lady advised police that whereas she was on the lookout for marijuana on Desert Inn Highway, she received right into a automobile. She mentioned that the driving force pulled out a knife, advised her to take her garments off and sexually assaulted her. On November 2, 2022, police talked to the alleged sufferer once more. She mentioned that she was truly a intercourse employee soliciting on Boulder Freeway. She mentioned that she had escaped from the suspect’s automobile by climbing by way of the driving force’s aspect window and ran from the automobile bare. When police confirmed her panties present in Nava’s possession, the lady recognized a pair as the identical type that she would have been sporting.
The 8 Information Now Investigators beforehand reported that Nava re-entered america illegally a minimum of eight instances since 2002, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson mentioned in 2023. Whereas Nava was granted voluntary removing to Mexico a number of instances, he was additionally eliminated after the location of immigration detainers a minimum of twice. He had been encountered by regulation enforcement in California, Arizona, and Las Vegas.
Nava’s prison historical past contains arrests for battery and home violence, and he was final faraway from the U.S. to Mexico in 2020, in line with ICE.
The plea settlement addressed whether or not a defendant will not be a United States citizen and acknowledged that they might be deported and unable to achieve United States citizenship.
Nava stays in custody. Craig is predicted to schedule a trial date on or after Nava’s subsequent court docket look on Oct. 9.
One lady recognized as a sufferer confirmed up in court docket on Thursday. As a result of Nava withdrew his responsible plea, she didn’t have the chance to offer a sufferer influence assertion. Barker mentioned the lady not engaged in intercourse work.
To succeed in investigative reporter Vanessa Murphy, electronic mail [email protected].
