Child sexual assault

A former Jiu-Jitsu instructor in Loveland was arrested following an investigation into multiple allegations of child sexual assault involving two children under his care.

A man from Leander was sentenced to 100 years in prison for four cases of child sexual assault. The conviction relates to multiple incidents of child sex crimes.

Travis Tierney, a former brain surgeon, plans to plead insanity in a child sexual assault case. He was accused of assaulting a 15-year-old in Omaha and had his bail money stripped after violating travel restrictions. A court previously found him competent for trial, but his attorney now argues insanity.

A former brain surgeon accused of child sexual assault plans to plead insanity. Travis Tierney, who was deemed competent for trial after a nine-month evaluation, is awaiting a psychiatric assessment to determine if he was insane at the time of the alleged crimes.

Travis Tierney, a former brain surgeon accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old in Omaha, plans to plead insanity. After being found competent for trial, psychiatrists will assess whether he was legally insane at the time of the alleged crimes. Tierney was stripped of bail money and detained after violating travel restrictions by flying to Arizona.

A Southern California optometrist, Brandon Zoeckler, was found guilty of six felony counts, including sodomy of a minor, following a multi-year child sexual assault investigation. The case was highlighted in a media release from California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office, which began the investigation in July 2022.