Probation is ahead for an Emporia man who accepted a no contest plea instead of facing trial on rape charges.
Brice Obermeyer was sentenced Tuesday to 12 months of probation with Lyon County Court Services. Obermeyer also cannot have any contact with the victim in the case and must undergo alcohol monitoring for a year.
Obermeyer was initially charged with rape, aggravated sexual battery, lewd and lascivious conduct, aggravated burglary, criminal restraint and stalking. The legal complaint provided to KVOE News last year indicated alleged actions in Emporia against a person in their early 50s.
In late April, Obermeyer accepted a plea on two counts of battery and single counts of stalking and criminal trespass. All four counts are misdemeanors. This week, Judge Lee Fowler sent Obermeyer’s penalties to run concurrently.
Obermeyer worked at ESU from August 2004 to May 2019. He was an associate professor in the Sociology Department. He’s currently listed as an adjunct associate professor in the anthropology department at Johnson County Community College and has also served as tribal historic preservation officer for the Delaware Tribe of Indians.
