LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A choose elevated bail Wednesday to $2.5 million for the Las Vegas man accused of driving to Colorado and kidnapping a 14-year-old lady, information mentioned.
Clark County Chief Choose Jerry Wiese elevated bail for Cameron Scruggs, 25, from $150,000 throughout a grand jury return listening to. A Clark County grand jury voted to indict Scruggs on expenses of first-degree kidnapping of a minor and statutory sexual seduction, information mentioned.
Police arrested Cameron Scruggs on Wednesday, June 25. He’s accused of kidnapping {the teenager} from Aurora, Colorado, on June 17, sparking a seek for her throughout western states that concerned a number of legislation enforcement companies, together with the FBI.
After his arrest, a Las Vegas Justice Courtroom choose set the lesser bail quantity. Through the listening to, Scruggs’ legal professional famous his consumer has no prison historical past.
The FBI and Las Vegas Metro police discovered Scruggs and {the teenager} in a northwest valley condo the day of his arrest, police mentioned.
{The teenager}, who was 13 when she started speaking on-line with Scruggs and 14 on the time of his arrest, talked with older males on websites together with Discord and Reddit, officers mentioned.
The lady instructed police she met Scruggs on-line and “talked about life with each other,” paperwork mentioned. Scruggs introduced {the teenager} to a motel and later drove her together with his girlfriend to Las Vegas.
“This defendant drove to Colorado to pick her up from there and bring her to Las Vegas and have sex with her,” Clark County Chief Deputy District Lawyer Richard Scow mentioned throughout a court docket listening to final week.
{The teenager} mentioned she was dwelling in Scruggs ‘ apartment on a mattress on the floor, documents said. During the week, Scruggs sexually assaulted the teenager, police said. Scruggs initially denied touching the girl but later said “he might have had sex with her when trying to keep her ’emotionally steady,’” police mentioned.
Scruggs was as a consequence of seem in district court docket on Monday.
In Nevada, the age of consent is 16. Nevertheless, completely different statutes contain completely different sex-related crimes and usually use “sexual assault” over “rape.”
