NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — A North Platte man has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a child.
He was found guilty of first-degree sexual assault of a child.
Chase Lenz-Schurr, 26, was sentenced Monday in Lincoln County District Court to a prison term of 20 to 30 years for first-degree sexual assault of a child.
The case stemmed from a September 2022 incident, when a 16-year-old girl reported to authorities that Lenz-Schurr had picked her up from school in Hershey and driven toward Sutherland. After stopping twice, she told investigators, he pulled off the road and assaulted her.
Lenz-Schurr was arrested later that month and ultimately convicted.
Under the sentence, Lenz-Schurr will serve at least 20 years before becoming eligible for release. Following his prison term, he will be required to register as a sex offender in Nebraska for 25 years.