A Pound Middle School teacher charged with child sexual assault remained in jail Tuesday on a $500,000 bond after appearing in court Monday.
Prosecutors filed the first-degree sexual assault of a child charge against Sean M. Applegate, 39, 6841 South St., Friday.
He was arrested by Lincoln police Thursday following an investigation that began April 3.
A 19-year-old woman went to a police substation that day and told investigators Applegate had sexually assaulted her beginning in May 2013, investigators said in court documents.
She was 15 at the time, and the assaults occurred at a Lincoln home, investigators said.
The woman, who knew Applegate before the alleged assaults, requested a judge grant a protection order against Applegate on Friday.
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Now 19, she told someone about the assaults for the first time this month and feared he would retaliate against her, according to court documents.
A judge denied her request for an order, saying the allegations failed to meet the statutory requirements needed for a domestic abuse protection order.
But in the criminal case, Lancaster County Judge Matt Acton ordered Applegate not to contact the girl or anyone younger than 16.
Applegate, a Husker football player from 1996-99, teaches industrial arts and was hired full-time at Pound in 2007, according to school records.
Lincoln Public Schools immediately placed Applegate on administrative leave pending further investigation.
Pound staff on Tuesday addressed the situation and made counselors available to students, according to a message sent to parents.
If convicted, Applegate faces 20 years to life in prison.
His lawyer couldn't be reached for comment Tuesday afternoon.