Former Lincoln television reporter sentenced

LINCOLN, Neb. -- A former Lincoln television reporter was sentenced on charges of attempted sexual assault on Wednesday.

25-year-old Zach Worthington, a former reporter at KLKN Channel 8, entered a no-contest plea to the sexual assault charge in October and was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday.

Worthington was originally charged with first-degree sexual assault but pleaded no contest to a lesser charge. He was arrested in 2019 when he arrived at the police station to cover a media briefing.

Investigators say Worthington made several admissions about the assault via text messages with the victim.