Ok, I found an article regarding him being tried as an adult.
Here's the link.
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PLATTSMOUTH — A former Plattsmouth High School football player charged as an adult with sexually assaulting another boy in a locker room will not have his case transferred to juvenile court, a judge has ruled.
Jacob Schippert, 17, is charged with first-degree sexual assault for allegedly penetrating the victim's rectum with his finger through the younger boy's underwear on Aug. 19, after football practice.
The charge involves sexual penetration without the victim's consent.
Defense attorney Angela Slattery had called the alleged assault a locker-room antic that occurs on many football teams at levels ranging from high school to the pro ranks. She argued the case should be moved to juvenile court.
However, Cass County District Judge Randall Rehmeier said in a written ruling Thursday that the charge was serious and the case should remain in adult court. Rehmeier said the defendant will be 18 in May and there would be no serious repercussions if Schippert's case were adjudicated in juvenile court. There, offenders can go free once they turn 19.
Rehmeier also noted Schippert's unrelated juvenile court case involving an alleged third-degree misdemeanor assault. That case was set for an adjudication hearing this fall, but Schippert has appealed.
Schippert's mother, Markeeta Schippert, testified last week that her son is immature compared with teenagers his own age and the case should be in juvenile court.
Schippert has been suspended from football, expelled and banned from school premises, she said. He is taking classes through an in-home tutoring program.
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But in that article, there is a reference to another assault case (which is taking place in the juvenile courts):
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Rehmeier also noted Schippert's unrelated juvenile court case involving an alleged third-degree misdemeanor assault. That case was set for an adjudication hearing this fall, but Schippert has appealed.
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So obviously this kid has a problem.