LAS VEGAS (AP) - Authorities say a veteran Las Vegas fire captain is facing lewdness with a child, statutory sexual seduction and child prostitution charges after he was arrested in a child sex trafficking investigation.
Records showed Tuesday that 46-year-old Richard O. Loughry was jailed without bail pending an initial court appearance.
Police Officer Laura Meltzer says Loughry was arrested late Monday after members of a regional human trafficking task force served warrants in a child prostitution case. Details weren’t immediately made public.
City spokesman David Riggleman said Loughry has been a Las Vegas firefighter for almost 20 years.
Riggleman says it’s not clear yet whether Loughry is on paid or unpaid leave.
A telephone call to a number associated with Loughry rang unanswered.
It wasn’t immediately apparent if he has a lawyer.
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