Nebraska man accused of sexually abusing vulnerable adult pleads not guilty

ORD, Neb. (KOLN) – The Ord man accused of sexually assaulting a vulnerable adult has pled not guilty.

During his district court arraignment, 50-year-old Gregory Paul plead not guilty to four felony counts. They include first-degree sexual assault, abuse of a vulnerable adult and two other charges.

Valley County Judge Karin Noakes scheduled a trial for Paul in January of 2025. His next court date was scheduled for Aug. 20 for depositions.

According to an arrest affidavit, Paul is accused of sexually assaulting an Ord woman with “substantial mental impairments” on multiple occasions.

Authorities learned of the alleged assaults on May 17. Caretakers took her for an interview with a sexual assault nurse examiner where she detailed a string of abuses, prosecutors allege. She told the nurse that Paul had been assaulting her in a variety of manners, and authorities think he had manipulated her over the phone to make the assaults easier.

Police wrote that Paul had also been taking the woman to Grand Island to let another man sexually assault her. She had most recently been assaulted by the man on May 15, according to the affidavit.

Paul’s bond has been set at 10% of $500,000, according to jail records.

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