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Friday, Dec. 17, 2010 | 1:39 p.m.
Martin Vohwinkel
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A former Clark County Fire Department captain has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to using Craigslist.com – a facility of interstate commerce – to coerce and entice a minor for sex.
In February, Martin Vohwinkel, 56, of Las Vegas, allegedly posted an advertisement on Craigslist.com saying he was looking for a young girl with whom to have sex. In the post, police said, he wrote “the younger the better.”
Vohwinkel was caught after a Henderson police detective responded to the listing, claiming to be a 14-year-old girl. Police say Vohwinkel responded, and confirmed he had posted the ad. He then asked if the officer “girl” wanted to have sex, and what it would cost.
Vohwinkel, who told the girl he was 45 years old, then also e-mailed a nude photo of himself, police said, and told her he needed to have sex as soon as possible.
When Vohwinkel asked for a photo of who he thought was a young girl, police detectives sent a picture of a female police officer. Vohwinkel requested nude photos, police said.
During the correspondence, police said Vohwinkel identified himself as a firefighter named “Marty,” and gave out his phone number. He was arrested March 1 in the parking lot of a Henderson grocery store, where he had planned to meet the girl.
During the investigation, Vohwinkel was placed on unpaid leave. Vohwinkel made $230,166.90 in 2008.
According to a release from the Department of Justice, Vohwinkel is require to report himself to federal prison by noon, Feb. 18.
There are so many things wrong with this I don't know where to begin. For 29-years the very same firefighters clamoring for more money worked side-by-side with this guy. They ate together, shopped together, they slept together, and yet they either ignored or just plain missed the pedophile in their midsts. And now, this pile of bile will continue to receive his pension while we taxpayers are again clothing and feeding him. And what does it say of the intellegence level needed to become a CCFD fire captain, that a 56-year-old man is actually stupid enough to believe that somewhere out there a naive 14-year-old girl is dreaming, not of Justin Bieber, but of his wrinkled old a**.
They're gonna love him in the pokey.....
He must have been extremely challenged mentally, or wanted to be caught. No one in their right mind would do what he did and think they could get away with it. And now the tax payer picks up the tab. I say make him pay for all public expenses of his arrest, trial, and incarceration.
He'll attract all the wrong attention in prison because of his income and the type of offense he is in for.
And the Stupidest person of the year award goes to.....
Did he really think this was something he could get away with?
Something just isn't right.
So the story says he was placed on 'unpaid leave' during the investigation - which we can all agree is totally appropriate.
The next logical question would be, will he be be collecting 'early retirement' while serving time in prison?
It seems self-evident that he should also have to forfeit his pay while in prison. I'm betting he doesn't lose a dime of of his publicly funded pension. Please tell me I am wrong.
It's unbelievable to think anyone could be that stupid, especially someone at his level of job responsibility.
Is there something in the valley's water that creates imbecilic behavior?
Dumb, dumb, dumb.
It's something in the water coming from Lake Mead...the same water some of our school teachers drink, I'll bet.
@ AssemblyDistrict21...I wish I could tell you that, but as it stands he will walk out of jail a millionaire, having saved up 10 years of his six figure pension.
Since when do people sentenced in child sex crimes get the option to report later to prison?