By Allison Peck
A North Platte man will spend up to 15 years in prison after being sentenced Monday in Lincoln County District Court.
Daniel Navarette, 36, was sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison after pleading no contest earlier this year to three counts of intentional child abuse.
District Judge Cindy Volkmer ordered Navarette to serve five years on each count, with the sentences running consecutively.
The charges stem from incidents that occurred in 2012, according to court records.
Navarette entered the no contest pleas in January as part of a plea agreement. In exchange, prosecutors dismissed about a dozen additional charges, including four counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child.
Navarette received credit for time already served while awaiting sentencing.
The case was prosecuted by the Lincoln County Attorney’s Office in North Platte.