Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Coercion and Enticement of a Minor
LAS VEGAS /Monday, September 21, 2026 – A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty in federal court today to coercion and enticement of a minor.
“Our office remains unyielding in its commitment to protecting the most vulnerable members of our community from digital predators,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada. “Through the collaborative efforts of local and federal law enforcement, we will continue to aggressively pursue and prosecute individuals who leverage technology to exploit and harm children.”
“Investigating child exploitation is one of the FBI’s highest priorities, and we remain fully committed to hunting down those who target children,” said Special Agent in Charge Christopher S. Delzotto for the FBI Las Vegas Field Office. “Even though the defendant tried to conceal his crimes online, the relentless dedication and skill of our Crimes Against Children Task Force uncovered the truth and brought him to justice.”
According to court documents, between June 16, 2025, and June 25, 2025, Cameron Miles Scruggs engaged in a sexually explicit conversation online with a child who he knew to be under the age of 18 years old. He admitted that he engaged in conversation with the victim to coerce the victim to engage in sexual activity. He further admitted that he engaged in sexual intercourse with the victim and transported the victim across state lines to engage in sexual activity.
Scruggs pleaded guilty to one count of coercion and enticement. He is scheduled to be sentenced on January 5, 2027, before United States District Judge Gloria M. Navarro. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, and a maximum penalty of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The FBI and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Afroza Yeasmin is prosecuting the case.
These cases are a part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
Anyone who has information about human trafficking should report that information to the National Human Trafficking Hotline toll-free at 1-888-373-7888, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information about human trafficking, please visit www.humantraffickinghotline.org. Information on the Justice Department’s efforts to combat human trafficking can be found at www.justice.gov/humantrafficking.
The public is urged to remain vigilant and report suspected exploitation of a child through the FBI's tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324), tips.fbi.gov, or by calling your local FBI field office.
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Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Nevada
