Man who sexually assaulted two children in Lincoln dies in prison

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A man serving time for sexually assaulting two children in Lincoln died in prison Wednesday.

Nicholas Bailey, 78, died at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution, according to the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.

He was sentenced in 2016 to 25 to 45 years in prison.

Bailey had been convicted of first-degree sexual assault of a child and third-degree sexual assault of a child.

His cause of death has not been determined, but the corrections department said he was being treated for a medical condition.

A grand jury will investigate his death, as required by Nebraska law.

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