{"id":40907,"date":"2025-11-21T18:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/40907\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T18:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:59:08","slug":"las-vegas-man-accused-of-repeatedly-harassing-cyberstalking-girl-in-western-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/40907\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas man accused of repeatedly harassing, cyberstalking girl in Western Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c24ab32f29eef884725ef2bc928c1c21.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A former Las Vegas resident is accused of repeatedly harassing and cyberstalking a girl in Western Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A federal grand jury indicted Renad Bautista, 36, on charges of cyberstalking and sexual exploitation of a minor, the Department of Justice says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the indictment, Bautista intimidated and harassed the girl when she was a minor and into adulthood between May 2022 and August 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The indictment says Bautista repeatedly tried to contact the girl over social media and through the mail, which caused distress to her and her family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bautista was arrested in Las Vegas and arraigned in the Western District of Pennsylvania earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He could face up to life in prison and\/or a fine of up to $250,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The case is part of the DOJ\u2019s Project Safe Childhood, intended to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A former Las Vegas resident is accused of repeatedly harassing and cyberstalking a girl in Western Pennsylvania. 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