Reardon
FULLERTON — A St. Edward man has been sentenced to at least 5 years in prison for charges in Nance County.
Neal C. Reardon, 23, of St. Edward, was sentenced to a minimum of 5 years and a maximum of 10 years for attempted sexual assault and 2 years for enticement by electronic communication device. Two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a child were previously dropped. He was originally accused of sexual assault and sending inappropriate text messages to two underage girls.
Reardon was credited with 178 days previously served. He will be incarcerated in an institution under the jurisdiction of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. Both sentences will be served concurrently.
As part of the sentencing, the court ordered that Reardon will be required to register as a sex offender for 25 years after being released from prison.
According to court documents, Nance County Deputy Eric Griffin interviewed the girls, age 15 and 16. Reardon allegedly sent sexually explicit images to the girls sometime from late December to early January while the girls were on winter break. The girls told Griffin that in November they had been in Reardon’s vehicle driving on gravel roads in rural Nance and Boone counties. The girls were intoxicated and this was when the alleged sexual assault occurred.
Griffin wrote that Reardon admitted to sending the explicit message including pictures to the girls and knew one of them were under the age of 16. He also wrote that Reardon admitted that he knew the girls were intoxicated when they were in his vehicle. During the interview, Reardon admitted to the assault, with the victim being 15 at the time of the incident.