Jonathan Cruz-Lopez, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
GRAND ISLAND — A Grand Island man charged with sexual assault of a child has pleaded no contest to amended charges in Hall County District Court.
Jonathan Cruz-Lopez, 34, had been charged with two counts of third-degree sexual assault of a child, a Class 3A felony and committing intentional child abuse – no injury, a Class 3A felony.
Cruz-Lopez plead no contest to the first count of third-degree sexual assault of a child, while the other two charges were dismissed by the court on the motion of the prosecutor with prejudice.
A no contest plea is neither an admission nor denial of guilt, but the plea is treated the same as a guilty plea.
A sentencing date in the case was set for Jan. 20, 2026, at 10 a.m. by Judge Patrick Lee.
According to an affidavit submitted in court, on Thursday, May 22, officers with the Grand Island Police Department responded to Lincoln Ave. for the report of a sexual assault of a six-year-old girl.
During the investigation officers determined Cruz-Lopez has sexually assaulted the six-year-old while lying in bed with her. It was also found that Cruz-Lopez had also sexually assaulted the girl in 2024 while living in the home.
Cruz-Lopez was arrested and booked into the Hall County Department of Corrections.
