The case drew national attention by focusing on the safety of children in casinos and on the revelation that Strohmeyer's friend, David Cash Jr., said he saw the crime in progress but did not stop it.

The two young men had arrived at the gambling establishment, accompanied by Cash's father, from their homes in Long Beach.

[3] At around 4 a.m., Strohmeyer began repeatedly making apparently "playful" contact with 7-year-old Sherrice Iverson, who was roaming the casino alone.

When Cash looked in from the adjacent stall, he saw Strohmeyer holding his left hand over Iverson's mouth and fondling her with his right.

Two classmates in Long Beach had identified him after security tape footage captured by cameras at the casino was released by Nevada police and played on the television news.

After hearing a loud popping sound, he rested her body in a sitting position on the toilet with her feet in the bowl.

[4] Strohmeyer's defense attorney was Leslie Abramson, who represented many high-profile clients, including the Menendez brothers.

On October 14, 1998, he was sentenced to four life terms, one for each crime he pleaded guilty to, to be served consecutively without possibility of parole.

He was placed in administrative segregation, meaning that he was not placed in the general inmate population, but rather in his own cell in a special secured section.

[7] Strohmeyer recanted his confession and accused Abramson of lying to him and bullying him into pleading not guilty in order to cover up her misunderstanding of Nevada law.

In the weeks following Strohmeyer's arrest, Cash told the Los Angeles Times that he did not dwell on the murder of Sherrice Iverson.

"[15][16] Cash would be labeled "the bad Samaritan" and become the target of a campaign by students who attempted to get him kicked out of UC Berkeley for not stopping the crime.

In a radio interview, he stated that "It was a very tragic event...The simple fact remains I don't know this little girl ...

[4][17] Sherrice Iverson's murder led to the passage of Nevada State Assembly Bill 267, requiring people to report to authorities when they have reasonable suspicions that a child younger than 18 is being sexually abused or violently treated.