Tomas Ortiz-Juarez, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
GRAND ISLAND — A Grand Island man has pleaded guilty to the charge of sexual assault of a child after a 15-year-old girl was found to be pregnant.
Tomas Ortiz-Juarez, 37, is charged with first degree sexual assault of a child, a Class 1B felony.
Ortiz-Juarez appeared in Hall County District Court on Nov. 18 and pleaded guilty to the charge, a full presentence investigation in the case was ordered. Judge Patrick Lee revoked Ortiz-Juarez’s bail pending the sentencing.
The sentencing date in the case was set for Jan. 28, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
According to an affidavit submitted in Hall County Court, an officer with the Grand Island Police Department was dispatched to CHI Health St. Francis in reference to a sexual assault during the evening of April 7.
The officer contacted a 15-year-old girl who was pregnant and stated that Ortiz-Juarez, her stepfather, has been sexually assaulted her since April 2024, according to the affidavit.
Ortiz-Juarez was booked into the Hall County Department of Corrections.
