photo by: Kim Callahan/Journal-World

The Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center is pictured on Friday, June 26, 2026.

A 39-year-old man accused of rape and other crimes was declared incompetent to stand trial Tuesday in Douglas County District Court.

In April, a psychologist at Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, Sara Godinez, determined that defendant Kevin Renee Robertson was competent to stand trial — that is, she concluded that he was able to understand the charges against him and to assist in his own defense.

Three months later, though, Godinez evaluated Robertson again, at his attorney’s request, and determined that he was not competent to stand trial.

When asked by Judge Stacey Donovan if the state would stipulate to Robertson’s incompetence, prosecutor Todd Hiatt said Tuesday that he would stipulate to “that’s what she found.”

Robertson is facing two counts of rape involving a 27-year-old woman. Both counts stem from incidents on March 30 of this year, in which Robertson, in the first count, allegedly overcame the woman when she was unconscious or physically powerless and, in the second count, when she was overcome by force or fear. He is also charged with aggravated battery against her for an incident that same day.

It wasn’t clear Tuesday whether Robertson would be ordered to a state hospital to have his competency restored or if he would undergo that process locally while remaining in the Douglas County Jail, where he is being held on a bond of $150,000.

Court records indicate that Robertson has refused to attend multiple court proceedings and earlier this month left the courtroom during the alleged victim’s testimony at his preliminary hearing.

Robertson has previous convictions for domestic battery in 2024 and 2025 and for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in 2024, all in Douglas County.