A Nebraska man has been sentenced to two years in prison after marrying his 21-year-old biological daughter and then having sex with her.
Travis Fieldgrove pleaded no contest when faced with the charges of attempted incest, giving the 40-year-old the maximum penalty possible for the charges stemming from a January arrest alleging that he and his daughter had sex last year.
Police say that Fieldgrove and his daughter, Samantha Kershner, met after the daughter asked her mother three years ago who her father was. The mother then set up a meeting, and the two tried to initiate a father-daughter relationship.
The relationship turned sexual last September, leading to Kershner pleading no contest to incest in April. The Omaha World-Heraldreports she told police that she first pursued the sexual relationship because of a “jealous competition with her half-sister regarding who could have sex with their father.”
During court proceedings on Thursday, Fieldgrove’s lawyer said his client was embarrassed by the incident, and wished it had never happened, according to the Lincoln Journal Star.
The lawyer also indicated that Fieldgrove suffered from a brain injury and was not “high-functioning”.
The judge overseeing the case ultimately sentenced him to two years in prison, plus another year of post-release supervision. Including time served, Fieldgrove will serve roughly eight more months.
Fieldgrove still faces other charges in a separate case.
