A 26-year-old Nebraska man who posed as a 17-year-old and attended high school for more than 50 days was arrested on sex-related charges this week, Lincoln police said.
Zachary Scheich went as Zak Hess and posed as a 17-year-old to attend two high schools in Lincoln during the 2022-23 school year, police said at a news conference Thursday.
He is charged with two counts of sexual assault using an electronic device and one count of sex trafficking of a minor. Police arrested him Thursday afternoon at a library, police Assistant Chief Brian Jackson said.
“He attended school as a student, he attended classes. That was the initial investigation,” Jackson said at a news conference. “And as the investigation progressed, we learned of additional contacts he had with juvenile students.”
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The allegations include text messages between Scheich and minor girls, CBS affiliate KOLN of Lincoln reported, citing court documents.
Scheich allegedly asked for “pornographic material” from a student whom he had previously paid, ABC affiliate KLKN reported, also citing court documents.
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