LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An Israeli cybersecurity official arrested in Las Vegas in an undercover sting was taken into custody as he deliberate to fulfill up with a decoy pretending to be 15 years outdated, based on paperwork the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained.
Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, 38, faces a cost of luring a toddler with a pc for intercourse acts, based on police. Alexandrovich was in Las Vegas for the Black Hat USA 2025 cybersecurity convention, police mentioned.
On Wednesday, Aug. 6, Alexandrovich chatted on-line with the decoy posing as a 15-year-old lady about assembly for “sexual contact,” paperwork mentioned. The chatting functions included “Pure,” which describes itself as “a place where you can make (and break) your own rules and date, play and misbehave.”
“The sexual contact included bringing a condom and taking the decoy to ‘Cirque du Soleil,’” police mentioned.
Police arrested Alexandrovich, who was staying at Resorts World Las Vegas, as he arrived on the agreed-upon location in a rideshare, police mentioned. The placement was redacted in courtroom paperwork. Officers then introduced Alexandrovich to a Henderson police station for questioning.
At the moment, officers notified the Israeli consulate of his arrest, police mentioned. He informed police he believed the lady he was chatting with was 18.
“Alexandrovich stated he felt the girl ‘pushed’ him to talk about bringing a condom, yet could not remember how many times the girl ‘pushed’ him,” paperwork mentioned. “Alexandrovich stated he was embarrassed for being arrested.”
Alexandrovich posted $10,000 bail shortly after his arrest, courtroom information confirmed.
“The Department of State is aware that Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, an Israeli citizen, was arrested in Las Vegas and given a court date for charges related to soliciting sex electronically from a minor,” a put up on “X” from the U.S. State Division mentioned Monday. “He did not claim diplomatic immunity and was released by a state judge pending a court date. Any claims that the U.S. government intervened are false.”
Alexandrovich didn’t seem earlier than a choose and posted bond earlier than his state-entitled possible trigger listening to and earlier than prosecutors filed a felony criticism in opposition to him, that means no choose might put any added restrictions on his launch, information mentioned.
Alexandrovich’s subsequent courtroom look was scheduled for Aug. 27.
Southern Nevada police businesses and federal authorities arrested eight males as a part of the sting operation. Additionally arrested, Neal Creecy, 46, a pastor accused of assembly an individual he thought was a 14-year-old boy, paperwork mentioned.
