Sparks, Stateline men sentenced in child sex trafficking case

Two men, arrested in an undercover operation, are heading to prison in a child sex trafficking case. Kurt Schneider of Sparks pleaded guilty in May to charges of soliciting a child for prostitution and attempted abuse of a child involving sexual exploitation. Orlando Alvarado of Stateline pleaded guilty a month later to the same charges. Both were sentenced to the max-eight years behind bars.