Senator Dan McKeon, (Nebraska Legislature, Courtesy)
LINCOLN — A Nebraska State Senator facing a disturbing the peace charge has had his arraignment date rescheduled after court did not accept his plea by waiver.
Nebraska State Senator Dan McKeon has been charged with disturbing the peace, a Class 3 misdemeanor, related to allegations of his actions at a party following the end of the legislative
session in the spring.
McKeon is accused of grabbing a woman’s buttocks over her clothes and making inappropriate sexual jokes.
McKeon had filed a written motion to waive his appearance and plead no contest, but the Lancaster County Court judge ruled he must enter the plea in person.
A new court date has been set for Dec. 17 at 9 a.m.
The incident has caused calls for McKeon to step down from his District 41 seat in central Nebraska. Governor Jim Pillen called the allegations “a serious offense.”
