Nevada Fire Captain Charged with Child Sex Offense
LAS VEGAS—A Clark County Fire Department Captain has been charged by the federal grand jury with committing a child sex offense, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
Martin Vohwinkel, 55, of Las Vegas, was indicted on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, on charges of coercion and enticement of a minor for sex, a felony offense that carries a penalty of 10 years to life in prison. Vohwinkel surrendered to the United States Marshals Service today pursuant to a federal arrest warrant, and is scheduled for an initial appearance and arraignment tomorrow, March 4, 2010, at 3:00 p.m., before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leavitt.
According to the indictment, from about February 25 to February 26, 2010, Vohwinkle used a facility of interstate commerce, a computer, to knowingly coerce and entice an individual who has not attained the age of 18 to engage in sexual activity.
(Source: FBI)
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