A 19-year-old North Platte man who was charged with sexual assault of a child after he impregnated a 15-year-old girl, has made a deal with prosecutors.

Fortino Chavez appeared in Lincoln County District Court on Monday.

According to prosecutors, North Platte Police received a report that a 16-year-old female was eight months pregnant in January 2014.  It was alleged that Chavez was the father.

An interview was conducted with the victim at the Bridge of Hope Child Advocacy Center, and it was determined that Chavez had engaged in consensual sexual intercourse with the girl before she turned 16 and after he had turned 19.

Nebraska State law prohibits anyone 19 years of age or older from having sex with anyone 16 years old or younger.

Originally charged with 1st degree sexual assault of a child, Chavez pleaded no contest to an amended charge of felony child abuse.

Chief Deputy Lincoln County Attorney, Tanya Roberts-Connick, said the state was recommending 18 months probation, saying the County Attorney’s Office had been in regular contact with the victim’s family, and this is what they were asking for as well.

Judge Richard Birch ordered that a presentence investigation be conducted by the state probation office.

Chavez will be sentenced in May.  He will not be required to register as a sex offender.