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The Sherrice Iverson Case: Arcade Bathroom Nightmare
Her father gambled while she was being cornered in a bathroom.
[Primm, Nevada]
On May 25th, 1997, Sherrice Iverson (7) was visiting the Primadonna Resort and Casino with her brother (14) and father, Leroy. She happily roamed around the outside of the casino under the supervision of her older brother while her father gambled and drank inside of the casino. Security guards tried to return the children to Leroy multiple times, but the father was consumed in the excitement from the machines. The brother-sister duo continued to wander off and find their own entertainment.
Sherrice ended up venturing off into the arcade area of the hotel. At this point, she lost sight of her older brother and was completely unmonitored. The little girl weaved her way around the colorful game machines when suddenly two boys, Jeremy Strohmeyer (18) and David Cash, Jr. (17) noticed her walking around. The boys had been taken to the hotel and accompanied by David’s father, but also split apart from him for a while.
Around 4:00am, a surveillance camera showed Jeremy interacting with Sherrice and explaining to her that they could play an entertaining game of hide n seek. Jeremy told the little girl that the only place she could effectively hide from him and stay safe was the women’s bathroom. Under the impression that they were just having a good time, Sherrice followed his directions and ran into the women’s restroom. A few minutes after she ran inside, Jeremy scanned his eyes near the area to see if anyone was looking and followed behind her.
Inside the bathroom, Sherrice still believed they were just playing an innocent game. They tossed wet paper towels back and forth at each other before the young girl picked up a wet floor sign and slung it lightly in his direction. Among all the commotion, David entered the restroom to see what all of the loud sounds were about. When he peeked inside, he saw Jeremy forcefully shoving Sherrice into the larger handicapped stall and placing his hand over her mouth. Jeremy kept his palm pressed tightly over her lips as…
