LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — An Israeli official made a virtual court appearance for charges in a Las Vegas Valley sex sting.
Prosecutors say Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, 38. used online platforms to meet a juvenile in Las Vegas.
Eight suspects were arrested by agents and detectives from the Las Vegas Metro Police Department, FBI, North Las Vegas and Henderson Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, the Nevada attorney general’s office, and the Nevada Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
His attorney argues there have been no reported incidents since he posted bond and was released last month. He also said he willingly took a polygraph test and passed it.
The judge ordered Alexandrovich not to have contact with any minors. He’s due back in court Oct. 6.
On Aug. 6, police under a decoy account came in contact with someone, later identified as Alexandrovich, and the conversation turned sexual. According to an arrest report, Alexandrovich talked about bringing a condom and taking the decoy to a Las Vegas Strip show. The suspect said they would arrive in an Uber.
Task force officers later contacted Alexandrovich at the meeting location, and he was taken into custody at the Henderson Police Department, the report said.
In an interview with the suspect documented in the arrest report, he told police he was visiting Las Vegas for the Black Hat conference, and he had worked for the Israeli government for the past 14 years. He said he’s been in the United States for the past three months since a cryptocurrency event in New York City.
Alexandrovich claimed he thought the girl he was speaking to was 18, according to the report, as “that was the age listed on the Pure application.” He claimed the girl on the phone was “pushing” him to bring a condom to the meeting location, the report said.
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