(KNZA)--An Ozawkie man, facing multiple child sex charges, has entered into a plea agreement.

According to court documents, 50-year-old Eric Jones pleaded guilty December 19th in Jefferson County District Court to a single count of rape stemming from an incident in July 2023 involving a girl under the age of 14.

In exchange for the plea, five additional counts of rape and a charge of indecent liberties with a child were dismissed.

Sentencing was set for January 23.

Jones was arrested in February following an investigation by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

He remains in the Jefferson County Jail, held on a $750,000 bond.