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The head of Sioux City’s NAACP reflects on the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd.
“We have seen change that people are talking about, but I don’t know we can put our teeth into it, because things are still happening.”
That is Ike Rayford who is talking about incidents involving injustice against Black men across the country.
He say accountability is important and is happening in the case surrounding Officer Dereck Chauvin convicted in the murder of George Floyd and the upcoming litigation involving the other officers in the case.
Rayford says he is satisfied with tranparancy shown by local law enforcement. The Sioux City Police Department started using body cameras late last year.
Ex-South Sioux City coach pleads not guilty to sex assault
May 25, 2021
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DAKOTA CITY, Neb. (AP) A former northeastern Nebraska coach has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was a student at his school.
Nathan Rogers, 25, filed a written plea on Monday to charges of first-degree sexual assault and child abuse, the Sioux City Journal reported. Rogers had been scheduled to appear in person Tuesday morning in Dakota County District Court to enter his plea.
Rogers was an assistant football and basketball coach at South Sioux City High School when he was first arrested in March on charges accusing him of raping the girl at his home in December. The girl told investigators she had gone to Rogers’ home at his suggestion to pick up a vaping pen. Once inside, she said, he pinned her to a couch and forcibly sexually assaulted her.
2nd student alleges sex abuse by ex-South Sioux City coach
April 30, 2021
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SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) A former South Sioux City High School assistant football and basketball coach has again been arrested after police say a second student accused him of sexual abuse.
Nathan Rogers, 25, was arrested Wednesday and is being held on $1 million bail on new charges of first-degree sexual assault of a child, sexual abuse by a school employee and child pornography counts, the Sioux City Journal reported.
Rogers was initially arrested in March on first-degree child sexual assault and child abuse charges accusing him of assaulting a 15-year-old girl at his home in December. She told investigators she had gone to his home because Rogers promised her a vape pen.
Former South Sioux City coach bound over for arraignment
April 27, 2021
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SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) A former South Sioux City High School assistant football coach accused of sexually assaulted a student has waived his right to a preliminary trial and has been bound over to a trial court for arraignment.
Nathan Rogers, 25, of South Sioux City, agreed on Monday to be arraigned on the charges in district court, the Sioux City Journal reported.
Rogers was arrested in March and charged with first-degree sexual assault of a child and child abuse. The charges stem from allegations by a 15-year-old girl who told police that Rogers grabbed and sexually assaulted her at his home last December. She told investigators she had gone to his home because Rogers promised her a vape pen, used to inhale nicotine and flavorings.
South Sioux City students and alum march and protest after school hours
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SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (KTIV) Last week, students at South Sioux City High School protested on campus to bring light to a variety of issues they felt were not being addressed by school officials.
This comes days after a video from the school district says safety, diversity and respect are important behaviors in their schools, and they expect it from all students and staff.
However, it emphasized that protesting on campus was prohibited and could lead to disciplinary actions.
Friday, students went ahead with a planned protest this time off of school grounds.