Tomas Ortiz-Juarez, (Hall County Department of Corrections, Courtesy)
GRAND ISLAND — A Grand Island man charged with sexual assault of a child after a 15-year-old girl was found to be pregnant has been sentenced to 45-90 years in prison.
Tomas Ortiz-Juarez, 37, is charged with first degree sexual assault of a child, a Class 1B felony.
Ortiz-Juarez had initially pleaded not guilty to the charges in Hall County District Court but later changed his plea to guilty in November 2025.
During a hearing on Jan. 28, Judge Patrick Lee sentenced Ortiz-Juarez to 45 to 90 years in prison and was given credit for 296 days served. He must also register as a sex offender.
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.
