A 32-year-old Lincoln man was sentenced to 8 to 12 years in prison for sexual assault.

Paulo Cuevas was originally charged with first degree sexual assault of a child. As part of a plea deal, Cuevas pleaded no contest to first degree sexual assault.

According to court documents, in March of 2018, the victim in the case told her school principal she was sexually assaulted when she was 7 or 8 years old. Court documents state during the investigation, Cuevas admitted to the sexual assault.

Cuevas was arrested on April 17, 2018. He was sentenced in Lancaster County District Court on March 5, 2019.