(KNZA)--A Holton man accused of the attempted strangulation and rape of a Holton woman has entered into a plea agreement.

The Holton Recorder reports 27-year-old Manual Juarez-Benito pleaded guilty Friday in Jackson County District Court to a charge of aggravated battery, canceling a jury trial that had been set in the case for later this month.  

In exchange for the plea, seven other charges—including attempted first-degree murder and rape—were dismissed.

Sentencing was set for November 23rd.

Juarez-Benito was arrested February 9th after officers responded to a domestic incident at a Holton residence involving an alleged attempted strangulation.  The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries.

The victim also testified during a preliminary hearing in May that Juarez-Benito had allegedly raped her several times between April 1st and September 30th of last year.

He remains in the Jackson County Jail, held on a $200,000 bond.