LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A southeast Nebraska man has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for producing child pornography.

Deborah Gilg, the U.S. Attorney for Nebraska, announced that 47-year-old Bobby Gene Clark Jr., of York, was sentenced Friday in Lincoln’s federal court.

Prosecutors say Clark video-recorded his May 2013 sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl. Police found the video on Clark’s laptop computer after the girl told authorities of the assault and was able to describe the house where the assault took place.

After his release from prison, Clark will be required to serve 20 years of supervised release and be registered as a sex offender. A hearing to address restitution to his victim is scheduled for a later date.

There is no parole in the federal system.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — An Omaha, Nebraska man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by an Iowa federal judge for sex trafficking.

The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of Iowa says 25-year-old Adrien Jamaal Cole was sentenced Friday.

There is no parole in the federal system.

Cole pleaded guilty in March to the sex trafficking charge. Prosecutors say Cole had recruited teenage girls to serve as prostitutes and transported them to various locations in Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa, to engage in sexual activities with paying customers.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — After more than 75 years of giving its retired employees discounts on their electricity bills, Omaha Public Power District last year rescinded the longstanding perk.

Now, several retirees are suing.

Four retirees filed the lawsuit Thursday in Douglas County District Court, saying the district is bound by its promise to provide the benefit to employees for life, and to their spouses for six months after they die. The monthly discount ranged from 25 percent to 30 percent.

The retirees are seeking class action status to cover about 500 OPPD retirees.

The utility says it discontinued the discounts as part of a larger concession package expected to save ratepayers $7 million a year. The discount to retirees accounts for less than $350,000 of that.

STANTON, Neb. (AP) — The Stanton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what it believes is the farm-related death of an 87-year-old rural Leigh man.

Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger says the body of Edwin “Eugene” Bohac was found Friday in a water tank on property his family farms near Stanton in northeast Nebraska.

A preliminary investigation shows Bohac drowned. Unger says officials believe it was an accidental death that occurred while Bohac was working around the water tank.

Funeral services for Bohac are pending.

 

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln woman who translated bank information into English for an elderly woman has been accused of stealing more than $13,000 from her.

Lincoln police say 19-year-old Martha M. Rik was arrested Thursday on suspicion of theft by deception and identity theft. Court records do not list an attorney.

The 64-year-old woman contacted authorities in May to report that money was missing from her bank account. Police say she suspected Rik, a woman who translated information that bankers were saying to her into English.

Rik is accused of stealing more than $12,000 from the woman’s bank account between December and May. She is also accused of opening a credit card in the woman’s name and spending nearly $1,600.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a man convicted of killing four people in Omaha is not mentally fit enough to go through sentencing in the case.

Douglas County District Judge Peter Bataillon (buh-TAL’-yuhn) ruled Friday in the case of 27-year-old Nikko Jenkins. Jenkins has been awaiting sentencing for the August 2013 shotgun deaths of Curtis Bradford, Jorge Cajiga-Ruiz, Juan Uribe-Pena and Andrea Kruger in separate attacks.

The judge’s ruling was based on testimony from psychiatrists in a hearing earlier this month. A defense psychiatrist testified that Jenkins suffers schizophrenia and perhaps a bipolar disorder. A prosecution psychiatrist said Jenkins acts out and is lying about his mental state.

Another hearing has been set for July 29 to discuss a plan to restore Jenkins’ mental competency.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Officials say a fire that destroyed a building in downtown Grand Island was caused by an electrical cord failure.

The fire on Sunday started on the building’s main floor. Grand Island Fire Chief Cory Schmidt says it was caused by an extension cord from a fan that was plugged into a surge protector.

The building was home to several businesses, including Ron’s Transmission, Shady Bend Builders and J&J Thrift Store.

Total damages estimates aren’t yet available, but most of the building is considered a loss.

Authorities say one firefighter suffered minor injuries fighting the blaze, which was reported about 8 p.m.