Callahan sentenced to 20 years prison for Child Sex Offense

[December 13, 2016]  On December 13, 2016, Associate Judge William Workman accepted a fully negotiated plea agreement sentencing Brian Callahan to a total of 20 years in prison.

Specifically, Callahan pleaded guilty to one count of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child, a class X felony, for 10 years in prison and a separate count of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child, a class X felony, for 10 years in prison. The two sentences will run consecutive to the other for a total of 20 years. Each sentence carries a period of mandatory supervised release (formerly known as parole) from 3 years to natural life. The Prison Review Board will set the specific amount of supervised release. In addition, Callahan is required to serve at least 85% of the 20 year sentence before he becomes eligible for consideration for supervised release.

The conviction and sentence stem from a Lincoln Police Department investigation based upon a mandated report through the Department of Children and Family Services hotline. The minor victim and her siblings were forensically interviewed at a Child Advocacy Center. The interview of the victim and the victim’s brother disclosed sexual penetration by Callahan upon the victim, who was 5 years old at the time of the offense.

“This sentence achieves a significant period of incarceration for the protection of the victim and the public without having to put the victim through the trauma of testimony at trial,” stated Jonathan Wright, Logan County State’s Attorney.

[Jonathan C. Wright
Logan County State’s Attorney]