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Former brain surgeon plans to plead insanity in child sexual assault case
Travis Tierney, a former brain surgeon accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old in Omaha, plans to plead insanity. After being found competent for trial, psychiatrists will assess whether he was legally insane at the time of the alleged crimes. Tierney was stripped of bail money and detained after violating travel restrictions by flying to Arizona.
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