A former Omaha educator is sentenced for failing to report child abuse. Former Fontenelle Elementary Principal Eric Nelson will spend two weeks in jail and was also given one year of probation.
The 49 year old Nelson will serve his sentence on house arrest after pleading no contest to the charge. Prosecutors say Nelson failed to report former Fontenelle teacher Greg Sedlacek despite seeing photos of Sedlacek sexually assaulting a student.
Nelson resigned as principal in June 2019 after the accusations surfaced. Sedlacek was reported by other teachers at the school for improper contact with a student during recess.
Sedlacek was sentenced to serve 20 to 50 years in prison for first-degree sexual assault of a child.