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The average sex worker was 31 years old, with the youngest being 18 and the oldest being Roughly workers had less than one year of employment at the brothels — seven years was the longest length of employment. Thirteen of the sex workers were involved in active criminal cases, including possession of a controlled substance, fraud, theft and obstructing and battery on a peace officer. Of the 79 cards, 35 were issued to Lyon County residents, 42 were issued to out-of-county Nevada residents and two were issued to out-of-state residents.
The average length of employment among the support workers was two-and-a-half years, with the longest being 19 years. Twenty-nine workers had less than a year of employment with the brothels. Two of the workers were involved in active criminal cases, including possession of a controlled substance. McNeil said his office faces challenges regulating brothels and their workers.
Those include no substation having equipment to validate out-of-state IDs; staff members issuing temporary ID cards while performing background checks; and the clerk tasked with issuing permits not having the training to detect human trafficking indicators.
