(KNZA)--A competency evaluation is being sought for a Wathena man facing a child sex charge.

A hearing on the motion filed by the attorney for 55-year-old Thomas Miller has been scheduled for December 21st in Doniphan County District Court before District Judge Jim Patton.   

A preliminary hearing for Miller, who is facing a charge of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, was placed on hold earlier this month after the motion was filed.

According to the criminal complaint, Miller is accused of the lewd fondling or touching of a child under the age of 14.

He was arrested in November on the felony charge.

Miller remains in the Doniphan County Jail on a $100,000 bond after a motion for a bond modification was denied.