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Las Vegas Teacher Charged with Child Abuse, Threats

3/19/2026

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Story summary

Kha Nam Nguyen, a teacher at Wing and Lilly Fong Elementary School in Las Vegas, faces charges of child abuse and unlawful contact with minors.
Allegations include forcing preteen girls to sit on his lap, making inappropriate comments, and playing 'knife-tag' games in which he threatened students with a knife.
Nguyen was arrested on March 10 and released on $15,000 bail with restrictions on contact with minors and monitoring requirements.

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Story summary

Kha Nam Nguyen, a teacher at Wing and Lilly Fong Elementary School in Las Vegas, faces charges of child abuse and unlawful contact with minors.
Allegations include forcing preteen girls to sit on his lap, making inappropriate comments, and playing 'knife-tag' games in which he threatened students with a knife.
Nguyen was arrested on March 10 and released on $15,000 bail with restrictions on contact with minors and monitoring requirements.