A former Gering City Councilman accused of child abuse has pleaded to charges in Scotts Bluff County Court.
Parrish Abel, 53, pleaded no contest to a charge of committing intentional child abuse, not resulting in injury, a Class IIIA felony, after entering into a plea agreement with the Scotts Bluff County Attorneyâs Office. The plea agreement was entered as part of court proceedings Thursday in Scotts Bluff County District Court.
As a part of the plea agreement, two additional charges of tampering with a witness, a Class IV felony; and intruding on a person without consent, a Class I misdemeanor, were dismissed.