PALMYRA, Neb. (KOLN) - A former sixth-grade Palmyra teacher and wrestling coach accused of sexually abusing a former student stood mute while being arraigned in Lancaster County District Court on ...

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HE SHOULD BE IN COURT NEXT WEEK. A FORMER NEBRASKA EDUCATOR CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE BY A SCHOOL WORKER WILL GO TO TRIAL. CODY PESTER, WHO WORKED AT PALMYRA MIDDLE ...

A Nebraska high school teacher faces up to 20 years behind bars for having sex with a former student — because he rushed in too soon after she graduated, according to authorities. Sixth-grade teacher ...

Cody Pester, a 6th-grade teacher and high school wrestling coach, is charged with sexual abuse for a relationship with a woman 2 months after she graduated Nebraska schoolteacher Cody Pester, 26, and ...

Cody Pester, a 6th-grade teacher and high school wrestling coach, is charged with sexual abuse for a relationship with a woman two months after she graduated Chris Spargo is a senior reporter at ...

In the Spring of 2025, a sixth-grade teacher in Nebraska met a student in his capacity as the high school wrestling coach. Cody Pester, 26, and the young woman began exchanging texts on May 10, which ...

Cody Pester, a former Nebraska girls high school wrestling coach, faces 20 years in prison if convicted. | Lisa Scalfaro / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images A former Nebraska high school girls ...