LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A 25-year-old man drove greater than 700 miles in his roommate’s automotive to kidnap a 14-year-old lady he met on-line, police stated in court docket paperwork 8 Information Now obtained Monday.
Police arrested Cameron Scruggs on Wednesday, June 25. Scruggs is accused of kidnapping {the teenager} from Aurora, Colorado, on June 17, sparking a seek for her throughout western states that concerned a number of regulation enforcement companies, together with the FBI.
The FBI and Las Vegas Metro police discovered Scruggs and {the teenager} in a northwest valley condo the day of his arrest, police stated.
{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 stated.
The lady advised police she met Scruggs on-line and “talked about life with each other,” paperwork stated. Scruggs introduced {the teenager} to a motel and later drove her along 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 stated throughout a court docket listening to final week.
{The teenager} stated she was dwelling in Scruggs ‘ condo on a mattress on the ground, paperwork stated. Through the week, Scruggs sexually assaulted {the teenager}, police stated. Scruggs initially denied touching the lady however later stated “he might have had sex with her when trying to keep her ’emotionally stable,’” police stated.
Scruggs faces a cost of statutory sexual seduction, data stated. Final week, a choose set bail at $150,000. Through the listening to, Scruggs’ legal professional famous his consumer has no prison historical past.
Prosecutors allege Scruggs was grooming the kid. Scruggs additionally faces prices in Colorado.
Police in Colorado arrested a second man in Colorado as a part of their investigation into {the teenager}’s disappearance.
In Nevada, the age of consent is 16. Nevertheless, totally different statutes contain totally different sex-related crimes and usually use “sexual assault” over “rape.”
