According to Nye County District Attorney Bob Beckett, television shows like "CSI" create a problem for prosecutors.

"People watch crimes get solved on TV in an hour using microscopic evidence, but in real life we don't have access to that kind of evidence," said Beckett. "If we can't get the victim in and processed right away, it can be just his word against her word. It puts the juror in a hard place."

Beckett described the difference between the evidence police need to arrest someone and the evidence a prosecutor needs.

"To arrest, the police need probable cause. There's a big gap between that and proving an unlawful act beyond a reasonable doubt. That is a very high standard," he said. "If we can't meet that standard, you can only imagine how devastating it is to the rape victim and her family to see the guy walk away.

"If it wasn't for the videotape in the Stiles case right now in Las Vegas, there wouldn't have been a strong case.

"A child can easily be intimidated or a person can just be incapable of testifying. With this new facility and team in place, if we have a victim incapable of taking the stand, the evidence gathered here will help us effectively prosecute and convict perpetrators and get them off the street so they don't hurt anybody else in the future," Beckett said.