A pint-sized 27-year-old sicko who posed as a youngster and sexually assaulted highschool college students sat stonefaced in a Nebraska courtroom when he discovered he would spend the remainder of his life behind bars for his intercourse crimes.
For 54 days in 2023, Zachary Scheich “blended in with different college students” when he pretended to be 17-year-old “Zak Hess” and attended courses at Southeast Excessive Faculty in Lincoln, Neb. the place he dedicated the vile predatory assaults.
Scheich was sentenced on Wednesday to 85 to 120 years in jail for the felonies he confronted together with two counts of kid enticement with digital communication system, two counts of first-degree sexual assault/forcible touching, and an try of sophistication two felony.
Nebraska highschool college students was sentenced to 120 years in jail. Lincoln Police
He initially confronted 9 felony costs, however had been diminished as a part of a plea deal in July.
The pedophile is eligible for parole in 41 years. Decide Darla Ideus gave Scheich credit score for 419 days served.
“They knew to not communicate with an grownup male on social media. They knew to not meet an grownup male by themselves, they knew the best way to defend themselves towards that sort of hazard,” Ideus mentioned through the sentencing, KOLN reported.
“They didn’t know the best way to defend themselves towards you. As a result of once more, they thought you had been their peer. Their buddy. And since you gained their belief.”
Scheich devised a plan to enroll in the highschool the place he created a fraudulent beginning certificates, immunization data and an “elaborate backstory,” based on the outlet.
He sought the assistance of his confederate, 23-year-old Angela Navarro, to pose as his mom as he enrolled into Lincoln Northwest Excessive Faculty earlier than transferring to Southeast the place he requested for “pornographic materials” from feminine pupil.
Between February and March 2023, Scheich despatched sexually express messages to each a 13 and 14-year-old pupil.
He additionally tried to get the 13-year-old to satisfy up with him for intercourse, and even despatched her cash encouraging her to ship nude photos to him, KETV reported, citing an arrest affidavit.
Scheich was arrested on July 20, 2023 at a neighborhood library after police acquired a tip of an alleged impersonator posing as “Zak Hess” who had contacted feminine college students by telephone or computer systems.
The 5-foot-4, 120-pound monster, who graduated from Southeast Excessive in 2015, reportedly price the Lincoln Public Colleges $6,000.
The district confronted questions on how a person in his mid-20s managed to enroll within the first place following final yr’s arrest.
Colleges safety chief Joe Wright mentioned the minimal necessities for enrolling in a public highschool are a beginning certificates, immunization data and transcripts.
On the sentencing, Deputy County Lawyer Amber Scholte described Scheich as “the worst sort of predator.”
“He focused, groomed and lured them by way of social media,” Scholte mentioned. “He did so underneath the guise of being their peer, their buddy, and in some instances, their boyfriend. And he did so for his personal sexual objective and gratification.”
Navarro, who has acted underneath the pseudonym Danielle Hess, was arrested and charged with felony impersonation.
She pleaded not responsible to the cost in April and was launched from jail on a $450 bail.
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