Police release sketch to help identify, locate suspect in child sex crime

Tue, Jul 10, 2012 (5:05 p.m.)

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Metro Police on July 10, 2012, released this sketch of a man wanted for exposing himself to two children and touching one of them in June inside a central valley apartment.

Detectives are searching for a man who exposed himself to two children and touched one of them inside a central valley apartment, Metro Police officials said.

Police said the man, who used the name Deandre, lured the 6-year-old and 3-year-old into an apartment near Tropicana Avenue and Maryland Parkway on June 20 and attempted to sexually abuse them. The man fled when a parent confronted him.

The suspect is described as a 5-foot-7 black male between 20 and 25 years old with a slender build.

Police urge anyone with information about the crime or the suspect to call Metro’s sexual assault section at 702-828-3421 or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or visiting www.crimestoppersofnv.com.

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