MADISON, Neb. (KMTV) — Celeste Burgess, 18, pleaded guilty to one count of removing/concealing/abandoning a dead human body — a class 4 felony — in the District Court of Madison County on Monday. She was also charged with two misdemeanors, which were dropped.
Celeste was 29 weeks pregnant when her mother, Jessica Burgess, allegedly gave her abortion pills in April of 2022. Mother and daughter were both charged with illegally disposing of the body. Jessica is also charged with performing an illegal abortion. At the time, abortions in Nebraska were illegal after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Celeste Burgess will be sentenced on July 20.
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