Jack Eichorst pleaded not guilty to a child pornography distribution charge Tuesday and waived his arraignment appearance in Lancaster County District Court.
The 18-year-old son of former Nebraska Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst was originally arrested on suspicion of sexual assault in October.Â
But in early March, prosecutors, after reviewing the case, charged him with distributing child pornography, a felony punishable by up to four years in prison.
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The child pornography charge involves videos and images of children depicted in sexual positions and doing sexual acts. The videos and images were allegedly found on Jack Eichorst's phone Nov. 3 after he gave Lincoln police consent to search it, according to court records.
Lincoln police investigators alleged in an affidavit for his arrest that Eichorst exchanged child porn with five other accounts on a social media app.
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His defense attorney, Sean Brennan, has said Eichorst has autism and because of significant developmental disabilities, his level of sophistication and maturity is not that of an 18-year-old.
His arraignment was set for April 4.
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