Local Court News, (Central Nebraska Today)
KEARNEY — A Kearney man initially charged with several counts of incest and sexual assault has been sentenced to 10-30 years in prison.
The 53-year-old Kearney man had been charged with four counts of first-degree sexual assault, each Class 2 felony and four counts of incest, each a Class 3 felony.
Central Nebraska Today.com does not generally name victims of sexual assault or incest. The man’s name is being withheld to protect the victim’s identity.
The 53-year-old appeared in Buffalo County District Court in November 2025 and pleaded no contest to the charges to two counts of first-degree sexual assault, both a Class 2 felony. All other charges were dismissed by the court.
A no contest plea is neither an admission nor denial of guilt, but the plea is treated the same as a guilty plea.
During the sentencing hearing on Jan. 21, Judge John Marsh sentenced the 53-year-old to 10 to 30 years on the two counts, and each sentence will run concurrent to one another. They were given credit for 278 days already served.
According to the complaint filed in Buffalo County Court, the 53-year-old allegedly subjected a juvenile between 12 and 16 years old to sexual penetration between March 2006 and March 2008, January 2007 and November 2007, December 2007 and May 2008 and July 2008.
The incest charges stem from several incidents with a separate juvenile victim including April 2006 and March 2008, January 2007 and November 2007, May 2008 and July 2008 and December 2007.
