By Nebraska State Patrol
LINCOLN, NEB. — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested an employee of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) following an investigation into a reported sexual assault of a co-worker.
The investigation began when State Patrol investigators received a report from NDCS. The reported assault had occurred at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution in October 2022.
Monday, investigators arrested James Cherry, 33, at his home in Humboldt for first-degree sexual assault and third-degree sexual assault. Cherry has been lodged in Johnson County Jail.