Man faces charge in 1999 sex-assault case in Neb.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A man wanted in a 1999 sexual-assault case has been returned to Nebraska after disappearing while out on bond 12 years ago.

Gerardo Cruz, who turns 34 on Friday, was arrested during a June 25 traffic stop in Lexington, S.C. He was returned to Lincoln on Monday.

A 1999 police report cited by the Lincoln Journal Star says Cruz, then 21, had sex with a 13-year-old girl in his Lincoln apartment. He was arrested for first-degree sexual assault but disappeared after posting bond.

Cruz is being held in the Lancaster County jail on $250,000 bail. He’s due back in court Aug. 9.

A message left Thursday for his attorney wasn’t immediately returned.

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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, http://www.journalstar.com