Lincoln man who pretended to be high schooler gets lengthy sentence for sex crimes

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Lincoln man was sentenced Wednesday for posing as a high schooler, then committing multiple sex crimes against female students.

Zachary Scheich, 27, got 85 to 120 in prison for five felonies, including two counts of first-degree sexual assault and one count each of child enticement via electronic device and visual depiction of sexual conduct involving a minor.

Judge Darla Ideus gave Scheich credit for more than a year already spent in jail.

He will be eligible for parole in about 41 years.

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In 2023, Scheich used a fake name, Zak Hess, to enroll in Lincoln Northwest and Lincoln Southeast high schools.

He provided a fraudulent birth certificate and immunization records, according to police.

Scheich also had help from a woman who pretended to be his mother, Angela Navarro, court documents allege.

Navarro, who is four years younger than Scheich, has pleaded not guilty. She is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.

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Once he was in the schools, he sent sexual messages to female students and asked one for “pornographic material,” according to an arrest affidavit.

Scheich will also be required to register as a sex offender.

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