A former University of Nebraska-Omaha teaching assistant is behind bars, accused of sexually assaulting a teen girl over the last two years.
The Omaha Police Department say they arrested 29 year old Xia Zhijun for reportedly having a sexual relationship with a then 15 year old girl.
According to a police report, Zhijun arranged meetings with the teen beginning in July 2018 until February 2020. Investigators say the meetings happened at various places in Omaha, one of them being on the UNO campus. Zhijun was 27-years-old at the time.
Zhijun is charged with first-degree sexual assault, enticement by electronic communication device, and visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 17th.