Blame Nevada Democrats, Not Feds, For Low Bond and Release of Alleged Child Predator

The understandable outrage of the bonded release of an alleged child predator visiting Nevada from Israel has been lighting up social media, but the blame game has spiraled into disinformation and antisemitic tropes that ignore the facts found in the numerous Democrat-led revisions to Nevada state law.

The state, not federal, case involves the arrest of an Israeli government official Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, nabbed in a child predator sting aimed at online users seeking to sexually prey on children. Las Vegas outlet 8NewsNow reported that Alexandrovich chatted with an officer posing as a teenager online before being arrested.

“The sexual contact included bringing a condom and taking the decoy to ‘Cirque du Soleil’,” said police documents seen by 8NewsNow, “he planned to meet up with a decoy pretending to be 15 years old.” At the time of his arrest, Alexandrovich was in Las Vegas attending the Black Hat USA 2025 cybersecurity conference.

Alexandrovich was arrested on the Las Vegas strip and faces a charge of luring a child with use of computer technology to engage in sexual conduct. The charge carries a prison sentence of 1-10 years.

Court records reviewed by the California Globe show a surety bond of $10,000 was posted in his case at the Henderson detention center on August 7. Court records indicate he is due back in court on August 27. Judge Barbara F. Schifalaqua will then preside over the case.

Reports have confirmed that Alexandrovich has fled to Israel.

Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada Sigal Chattah blasted her concern on X, writing: “A liberal district attorney and state court judge in Nevada FAILED TO REQUIRE AN ALLEGED CHILD MOLESTER TO SURRENDER HIS PASSPORT, which allowed him to flee our country. The Attorney General @AGPamBondi just called me outraged and she also called the @FBIDirectorKash. The individual who fled our country should have had his passport seized by the state authorities. He must be returned immediately to face justice.”

Today, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson told the press, “There was no court involvement. There was no prosecution involvement. This is the normal practice. It is very standard in this community and many communities across the country. He was booked into jail. He posted the $10,000 bail very quickly and was released before his case even needed to go before a judge,” Wolfson said, “And it’s not only this, individual defendant. There were three or four others that, like him, posted the bail right away, so there was no court appearance.”

The “normal practice” of releasing alleged child predators on a surety bond, and without securing a passport before release, can be traced to 2021 changes in Nevada state law. Some of these changes presumably followed a 2020 Nevada Supreme Court ruling that changed the state’s bail system. The higher (and liberal) court ruled that while there’s no constitutional right to an affordable bail amount, courts must consider a defendant’s financial resources when setting bail to ensure it’s not excessive and reasonably ensures the defendant’s appearance in court or protects the community. The court also mandated that prosecutors prove, with clear and convincing evidence, that bail is necessary and that less restrictive conditions are insufficient. 

When Democrats took power of Nevada’s legislative and executive branch in 2018, they led a criminal justice reform crusade that included gutting criminal statutes (see below) that were formerly designed to protect the health, welfare and safety of the public. Their 2021 reforms are illustrated in the red-lining of numerous subsections within NRS 178.483 and were signed into law by former Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak.

One such red-line removed the surrender of a passport before the release of an alleged foreign criminal.

Despite the outrage on social media and the antisemitic tropes, this “normal” practice in Nevada’s criminal courts may not seem normal, unless you’re part of the Democratic majority in the Nevada state legislature who spearheaded and implemented these numerous  reforms. During the 2025 legislative session, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo introduced bills to strengthen Nevada’s criminal statutes, but his legislation was shelved by the Democratic majority.