Las Vegas man accused of assaulting woman he was sex trafficking

A Las Vegas antheral has been charged with enactment trafficking a pistillate connected Tropicana Avenue, past beating her and taking her telephone erstwhile she told him she was leaving Las Vegas, constabulary said.

Duane Beaman Jr., 30, is charged with enactment trafficking an adult, robbery and 4 counts of home artillery archetypal offense. Las Vegas constabulary said successful an apprehension study for Beaman that helium was arrested aft a witnesser called constabulary connected Nov. 22, saying a antheral was beating a pistillate successful a parking batch successful the 4200 artifact of Tompkins Avenue adjacent Tropicana. The pistillate was taken to an country infirmary and treated for facial injuries, constabulary said.

Police said the pistillate told detectives she was successful a consensual narration with Beaman erstwhile helium asked her to enactment arsenic a prostitute on West Tropicana.

“That nighttime (she) made $1,500 and gave each of it to Beaman,” constabulary said. “She worked astir each time arsenic a prostitute for Beaman and would marque betwixt $800 to $1,500 a night.”

Beaman, successful turn, would supply her housing. But connected Nov. 13, the pistillate told Beaman she wanted to instrumentality a break. Beaman past recovered a constabulary detective’s concern paper successful her possession, prompting him to bushed her into unconsciousness, constabulary alleged.

Nine days later, constabulary said the pistillate told Beaman she was leaving Las Vegas, going location and wanted her possessions backmost from him. Police said she was beaten and had her telephone stolen successful the home quality that prompted the witnesser to telephone the police.

Detectives said Beaman denied immoderate wrongdoing erstwhile questioned. A transgression ailment was filed against him successful Las Vegas Justice Court connected Monday. A preliminary proceeding successful the lawsuit is scheduled for Dec. 13.

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