Las Vegas Pastor Indicted On Lewdness Charges Tied To 9th Victim

Artivia Tahir
A Las Vegas pastor, Bramwell Retana, who has been previously accused of sexually abusing young girls is facing new felony charges for acts dating back 13 years, according to Las Vegas Review Journal.
- Retana remains jailed on $800,000 bail and was indicted on four charges of lewdness with a child under the age of 14. He now faces 59 felony counts.
- Retana was previously indicted for seperate counts of sexual assault with a minor, using a minor to produce pornography, lewdness with a child younger than 14, first-degree kidnapping, and child abuse.
- The Metro Police Department reported opening an investigation into Retana last year after a girl told her parents that Retana had been sexually abusing her for over a year.
- Retana’s wife, Ana Villalobos-Casares, has also been indicted on one count of dissuading a victim from reporting a crime, which is also a felony.