BRIDGEPORT -- A Bridgeport man has accepted a plea agreement where he pleads guilty to two charges and two are dismissed.

Jesse D. Russell, of Bridgeport, was arrested in December 2024 on charges of Felony Third Degree Sexual Assault on a Juvenile, Felony Intentional Child Abuse, Disturbing the Peace (Misdemeanor) and Negligent Child Abuse (Misdemeanor).

In the plea agreement entered October 6, Russell pleads guilty to Third Degree Sexual Assault on a Juvenile, second offense (Class IC Felony); and Intentional Child Abuse (Class IIIA Felony). A Class IV Felony carries penalties of 0 to 2 years imprisonment and 9 to 12 months post-release supervision or $10,000 fine or both.

As part of the plea agreement, he will relinquish his parental rights.

Sentencing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. December 1 in Morrill County District Court. 

Russell is listed on the Nebraska Sex Offender Registry following a 2011 conviction in Scotts Bluff County District Court for First Degree Sexual Assault of a Minor.