(KNZA)--A  jury trial has been set for a Hoyt man charged with sex crimes involving a three-year-old child.

The Holton Recorder reports 26-year-old Theodore Purdy III pleaded “ not guilty” Friday in Jackson County District Court to charges of  rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child.

A trial was set for December 5th and 6th.

Purdy is charged with alleged offenses occurring between September 1st and October 14th of last year.

He was arrested by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office on October 20th, and was released on a $80,000 bond the same day.

Purdy remains free on bond.