On August 21, 2018 detectives with the LVMPD Sexual Assault Section were called to
investigate a report of a sexual assault. The detectives received information a victim had
arrived at UMC and reported she had been sexually assaulted by a security officer at a hotel located in the 200 block of Fremont Street. Detectives also received a call from an employee of the hotel who was asking to speak with them.
Detectives met with the security director of the hotel who had been made aware of a report of a sexual assault of a female visitor by a security supervisor. During this time, the victim also called in the report and was interviewed by detectives. It was alleged the suspect, later identified as 39-year-old Jose Garcia, sexually assaulted the victim after threatening to turn her over to police for suspected prostitution. After the incident, Garcia let the victim leave the property.
As a result of the investigation, Garcia was arrested and transported to the Clark County
Detention Center where he faces charges of:
Sexual assault (2 counts)
Attempt sexual assault
Open and gross lewdness (2 counts)
