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Travis Tierney, a former brain surgeon, plans to plead insanity in a child sexual assault case. He was accused of assaulting a 15-year-old in Omaha and had his bail money stripped after violating travel restrictions. A court previously found him competent for trial, but his attorney now argues insanity.

A former brain surgeon accused of child sexual assault plans to plead insanity. Travis Tierney, who was deemed competent for trial after a nine-month evaluation, is awaiting a psychiatric assessment to determine if he was insane at the time of the alleged crimes.

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.