LAS VEGAS — A jury on Wednesday found a Saudi Arabian air force sergeant guilty of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy at a Las Vegas hotel last New Year's Eve. Mazen Alotaibi could face a sentence of 35 years to life in prison. Alotaibi didn't testify. He told police the boy consented to sex for marijuana or money. His defense lawyer said Alotaibi was too intoxicated after drinking all night at a strip club to know if he was doing anything wrong. Nevada state law says a child under 16 can't give consent. Alotaibi was convicted of two counts of sexual assault with a minor under 14, two counts of lewdness with a child under 14 and one count of kidnapping. He also was convicted of felony burglary for entering a building with intent to commit a crime, and of misdemeanor coercion. He was acquitted of two lesser counts involving lewdness. Alotaibi has been held for more than nine months in jail on $1.7 million bail. The boy testified that he approached Alotaibi and other men early Dec. 31 because he smelled marijuana on their clothes and wanted pot. — AP
