LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A man was arrested after forcing two women to touch him inappropriately at a Renaissance fair near Lincoln, authorities say.

Deputies arrested 43-year-old Justin Wiler on Sunday. He’s charged with two misdemeanor counts of third-degree sexual assault and one misdemeanor count of child abuse.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of two sexual assaults at the Lincoln Renaissance Festival north of Walton. Two women acquainted with Wiler told deputies he’d assaulted them in the presence of two children.

According to an arrest affidavit, Wiler sells goods with a festival business and had a booth at the fair. One woman was watching Wiler’s 2-year-old son in a camper when her friend came to visit with her 6-year-old child.

After some time, Wiler c

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