RENO, Nev. The plaintiff, Rebekah Charleston of Texas, claims she was forced into prostitution by a boyfriend while she was living on the streets as a homeless runaway. That boyfriend then traded Charleston to a sex trafficker who eventually forced her to "get a job" at the Moonlight Bunny Ranch brothel in Lyon County.
The lawsuit argues that while Nevada allows legal brothels in counties with fewer than , residents, some of the prostitutes are brought to Nevada against their will.
The federal Mann Act U. The lawsuit argues, while prostitution may be legal under state law, it encourages the illegal transportation of sex slaves to Nevada in violation of the Mann Act. Mustang Ranch owner and real estate developer Lance Gilman argues, "Every single worker at the Mustang Ranch is required to undergo an FBI fingerprint and criminal database background check every single year. Gilman is critical of Charleston's attorney Jason Guinasso.
Guinasso served as lawyer for the group, "No Little Girl", which attempted to convince Lyon County to end legal prostitution. Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File. Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below.
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