Platte Co. man sentenced for attempted sex assault

A Platte County man appeared in court Tuesday to receive his sentence for attempted sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl.

It comes after two incidents back in 2007.

Platte County authorities say 27-year-old Estevan Garza had sex with a 15-year-old girl in the summer of 2007. Nebraska law prohibits people 19 or older from having sex with those under 16.  They say Garza used a baseball bat on the girl and her friend on Aug. 5, 2007, during an argument.

Garza pled no contest to reduced charges earlier this month:  second-degree assault and attempted first-degree sexual assault.  He got five years for the assault and another five-to-10 years for the sex assault.  He'll serve the sentences consecutively.