# OPINION: Why is this 2017 Las Vegas sexual assault case taking so long to come to trial?

- Source: The Nevada Independent
- Published: 2026-10-18T09:00:00+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/opinion-why-is-this-2017-las-vegas-sexual-assault-case-taking-so-long-to-come-to-trial/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/opinion-why-is-this-2017-las-vegas-sexual-assault-case-taking-so-long--f39006/

The 2017 case seems to have been reignited thanks in part to an investigative offshoot of Metro's rape test kit scandal.

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