A Gering man is facing three felony charges for alleged electronic communications of a sexual nature nearly two years ago with a then-13-year-old female victim. 23-year-old Angel Rojas was scheduled to make an initial appearance in Scotts Bluff County Court Monday afternoon on charges of Child Enticement by Electronic Device, Possession of Child Pornography Age [.]
A former Gering City Councilman has been arrested on two felony charges stemming from an alleged incident that occurred in July. 52-year-old Parrish Abel was arrested on Tuesday on charges including Intentional Child Abuse- Class 3A Felony; Tampering with Witness- Class 4 Felony; and Unlawful Intrusion Without Consent (Class I Misdemeanor). Court documents say that [.]
BY Scott Miller | February 5, 2021
A former Gering Junior High School science teacher involved in an alleged sexting incident with a teenage girl has been sentenced to a year in jail.
District Court Judge Derek Weimer Thursday handed down the sentence for Zachary Boness on misdemeanor charges of Negligent Child Abuse and Disturbing the Peace, reduced in a plea deal last year. He was initially facing felony charges of: Attempted Possession of Child Pornography, Knowingly and Intentional Child Abuse and a misdemeanor of Debauching a Child.
The 32-year-old was arrested January last year following a Nebraska State Patrol investigation in which authorities say Boness anonymously contacted a 16-year-old student via Snapchat requesting a sexting relationship, but she was able to identify him as a teacher and he broke off the conversation after she said she was uncomfortable.
BY Ryan Murphy | January 6, 2021
A 23-year-old Scottsbluff man is being held on a $300,000 bond following more than a year long investigation into alleged sex trafficking of a minor.
Ramon Lozoya was arrested Monday on charges including: Sex Trafficking of a Minor (Class 1B Felony), Child Enticement via Electronic Communication Device (1D Felony), Distribution of a Controlled Substance (2A Felony), and Intentional Child Abuse- No Injury (3A Felony).
Court documents say the investigation began in the summer of 2019 after the foster parents of a 13-year-old girl found sexually explicit photos and videos on her phone.
During a search of the phone, police found Facebook messages between Lozoya and the girl about smoking ‘dabs’ and having sex. When officers interviewed the girl, she said that Lozoya always wanted sex and afterwards would give her dabs. She told investigators