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The man arrested for the videotaped rape of a toddler in Las Vegas, Nevada, will make his initial appearance in court Friday, a Clark County, Nevada, court official told CNN Tuesday.
Chester Arthur Stiles was arrested following a routine traffic stop.
Authorities have not yet decided if Chester Arthur Stiles will appear in person or via video link. The judge will set a date for the arraignment at that hearing.
Stiles, 37, was taken into custody Monday night after a Henderson, Nevada, police officer pulled over the white Buick Century he was driving.
The judge in the case will hold an administrative hearing Wednesday, but Stiles will not be present, Clark County court spokesman Michael Sommermeyer said.
Stiles was already being sought on an unrelated 2004 charge of felony lewdness with a child under 14, Sommermeyer said, adding that authorities amended that earlier filing on October 4 to include 20 counts related to the videotaped rape, including sexual assault and attempted sexual assault.
Jerry T. Donohue, the attorney for the girl's mother, told CNN that the child on the videotape was younger than 3 when the abuse occurred.
Henderson police Officer Mike Dye said he pulled over Stiles' car Monday night because it did not have a license plate and became suspicious when the driver gave him an expired California driver's license with a photo that did not look like him.
Dye said he and another officer, Mike Gower, questioned Stiles until he admitted his identity.
"He finally told us, 'Hey, I'm Chester Stiles. I'm the guy you're looking for,'" Dye said. "At that time, he said, 'I'm sick of running.'"
Dye said Stiles was calm and cooperative.
Stiles, a resident of Pahrump, Nevada, was turned over to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and booked into the jail in Clark County, where he had been sought in connection with the videotape, which shows a girl being sexually assaulted.
The girl, who is now 7, was found last month after a nationwide search.
The tape was given to authorities by Darren Tuck, who told police he had found it in the desert five months before handing it over. Because of the delay, during which Tuck allegedly showed the tape to others, he faces charges of exhibiting pornography and possession of child pornography.
He turned himself in to authorities in Nye County, Nevada, earlier this month.
Professionals have evaluated the girl in the videotape since she was found, and she appears to be "healthy and fine and happy," her mother's attorney said this month.
The mother had not known her daughter had ever been victimized and was apparently oblivious to efforts to find her until late last month, Donohue said.
"A family friend called her and said, 'My God, you need to turn on the TV. I believe that is your daughter,' " Donohue said.
Donohue said the mother recognized Stiles, a former animal trainer.
The alleged abuse most likely occurred while the mother -- a single woman working six days a week -- was at work, Donohue said. Stiles' former girlfriend, Tina Allen, said this month she thinks she is the reason Stiles came in contact with the girl and is "mortified" by the allegations against him.
"He said he'd been in the Navy and, you know, I was looking for a strong guy to represent to my sons what I thought they needed to be," Allen said.
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Allen said she took Stiles to a crowded apartment where her son and daughter lived.
Also living in the apartment were a family friend and her daughter, the alleged assault victim. Todd Allen, Tina Allen's son, said he recognized his old apartment from scenes in the video.
Chester Arthur Stiles was arrested following a routine traffic stop.
Authorities have not yet decided if Chester Arthur Stiles will appear in person or via video link. The judge will set a date for the arraignment at that hearing.
Stiles, 37, was taken into custody Monday night after a Henderson, Nevada, police officer pulled over the white Buick Century he was driving.
The judge in the case will hold an administrative hearing Wednesday, but Stiles will not be present, Clark County court spokesman Michael Sommermeyer said.
Stiles was already being sought on an unrelated 2004 charge of felony lewdness with a child under 14, Sommermeyer said, adding that authorities amended that earlier filing on October 4 to include 20 counts related to the videotaped rape, including sexual assault and attempted sexual assault.
Jerry T. Donohue, the attorney for the girl's mother, told CNN that the child on the videotape was younger than 3 when the abuse occurred.
Henderson police Officer Mike Dye said he pulled over Stiles' car Monday night because it did not have a license plate and became suspicious when the driver gave him an expired California driver's license with a photo that did not look like him.
Dye said he and another officer, Mike Gower, questioned Stiles until he admitted his identity.
"He finally told us, 'Hey, I'm Chester Stiles. I'm the guy you're looking for,'" Dye said. "At that time, he said, 'I'm sick of running.'"
Dye said Stiles was calm and cooperative.
Stiles, a resident of Pahrump, Nevada, was turned over to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and booked into the jail in Clark County, where he had been sought in connection with the videotape, which shows a girl being sexually assaulted.
The girl, who is now 7, was found last month after a nationwide search.
The tape was given to authorities by Darren Tuck, who told police he had found it in the desert five months before handing it over. Because of the delay, during which Tuck allegedly showed the tape to others, he faces charges of exhibiting pornography and possession of child pornography.
He turned himself in to authorities in Nye County, Nevada, earlier this month.
Professionals have evaluated the girl in the videotape since she was found, and she appears to be "healthy and fine and happy," her mother's attorney said this month.
The mother had not known her daughter had ever been victimized and was apparently oblivious to efforts to find her until late last month, Donohue said.
"A family friend called her and said, 'My God, you need to turn on the TV. I believe that is your daughter,' " Donohue said.
Donohue said the mother recognized Stiles, a former animal trainer.
The alleged abuse most likely occurred while the mother -- a single woman working six days a week -- was at work, Donohue said. Stiles' former girlfriend, Tina Allen, said this month she thinks she is the reason Stiles came in contact with the girl and is "mortified" by the allegations against him.
"He said he'd been in the Navy and, you know, I was looking for a strong guy to represent to my sons what I thought they needed to be," Allen said.
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Allen said she took Stiles to a crowded apartment where her son and daughter lived.
Also living in the apartment were a family friend and her daughter, the alleged assault victim. Todd Allen, Tina Allen's son, said he recognized his old apartment from scenes in the video.
This is just sick... poor little baby that had to go through that.... if that was my daughter, the police wouldn't have arrested him because that man would be dead!
. There is absolutely nothing that can justiy this type of behaviour 
.There are sick people out there and they get cure ,this is something else ,it is not even about sex.