Police discovered that a Nebraska man impersonating a high schooler allegedly committed crimes against other students.
The Lincoln Police Department had previously issued an arrest warrant for Zachary Scheich on fraud charges, when they were tipped-off to claims Scheich was assuming a fake identity under the name Zak Hess.
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Scheich was attending Northwest and Southeast high schools for 54 days this academic year before he was located and arrested by police Thursday.
“He attended school as a student, he attended classes. That was the initial investigation,” assistant Chief Brian Jackson said at a press conference the day of Scheich’s arrest. “And as the investigation progressed, we learned of additional contacts he had with juvenile students.”
When police began investigating Scheich on June 1, they found he had committed even more serious crimes against high school-aged children, and charged him with two counts of sexual assault using an electronic device, and one count of sex trafficking of a minor.
Standing at 5’4, and weighing around 120 pounds, authorities said Scheich “blended in” with students, and used false documents to enroll in both schools, when he had actually already graduated from Lincoln Public Schools in 2015.
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With three felony charges, Shiech faces up to life in prison if he is convicted. His bail has been set at $25,000, and, additionally, the chief deputy Lancaster County attorney, Christopher Turner, requested that Sheich not have any contact with victims or children under the age of 18.
Scheich’s next court date is set for Aug 17.
