Opinion ID: 2166128
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Heading: interview with hanger

Text: Hanger was separately charged in this incident. The State offered her use immunity pursuant to Neb.Rev.Stat. § 29-2011.02 (Reissue 1995) in return for her testimony against Thurman. In exchange for the immunity, Hanger did testify at trial, but generally testified that she did not remember anything about the incident. An investigator with the Grand Island Police Department testified regarding an interview he conducted with Hanger following the events in question. During that interview, Hanger acknowledged that A.W. was tied to the bed. Though Hanger initially stated that A.W. had asked to be tied down, she later admitted that it was not a consensual act. During the interview, Hanger also indicated that Thurman threatened to kill A.W. in order to scare her. According to the investigator's testimony, during her interview, Hanger acknowledged that she was taking the medication clonazepam, that she suffered from flashbacks, and that she had spent time at a mental health facility.