(North Platte) (NPD) On 06/11/12 Donald L. Warfield, 69, was arrested for 1st Degree Sexual Assault of a child, (1B Fel) as a result of a lengthy investigation by the North Platte Police Department. At the time of disclosure the female victim was 15 years old. The juvenile victim alleged that inappropriate touching by Warfield began when she was as young as 7 years of age and progressed over the next 3-4 years. Warfield, who is a registered sex offender as a result of a 2002 conviction of 3rd Degree Sexual Assault on an 11 YOF, was living in a camper near the victim’s residence at the time of the reported sexual assault. Warfield is currently incarcerated at the Lincoln County Detention Center.
Warfield was also arrested earlier this year for a Failing to Register as a Sex Offender (4 Fel) but later plead guilty to an Attempt of a class 3A or class 4 felony (1 Mis).
As a reminder to the public that under Nebraska state law there is no statute of limitations on child sexual. Often we rely on our school counselors or staff to have conversations with children about inappropriate touching but in reality parents or guardians should be encouraging their children to speak about this matter on a regular basis. In this case the crime occurred several years earlier and it was only when the victim matured and grew confident that she was able to disclose to authorities.