COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — A February trial has been scheduled for a rural Columbus man accused of sexually assaulting his daughters during weekend visits at his home.
The 38-year-old pleaded not guilty on Thursday to three counts of sexual assault of a child. The Associated Press is not using his name in order to protect the privacy of the girls, ages 7 and 9.
An investigator says in an arrest warrant affidavit that the man had sexually abused the girls while taking baths with them in October.
The man and the girls’ mother have been divorced for five years, and he has visitation rights for every other weekend.
The trial is scheduled to begin Feb. 3.