SEDGWICK COUNTY —A man accused of sexually assaulting a teen while she was waiting for a school bus in Wichita is going to face a trial.
Gonzalo Ramirez-Alba, 31, entered a not guilty plea on Thursday in the courtroom of Judge Sean Hatfield during an arraignmebt hearing, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney' office.
Ramirez-Alba was charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent solicitation of a child..
Just before 6a.m. on Sept. 15, police were dispatched to a report of a sexual assault of a minor that occurred in the 1500 block of South Kansas in Wichita, according to a media release.
The investigation revealed that a minor was waiting for the school bus when they were approached by a 31-year-old male suspect, not known to her. The suspect, identified according to Sedgwick County booking records as Gonzalo Ramirez, lured the minor into a vehicle and committed the assault.
Officers quickly located Ramirez who was taken into custody and booked into the Sedgwick County Jail. On September 22, Ramirez met the requirement of a $500,000 bond and is nolonger in custody, according to online jail records. The trial is set to begin October 5, according to the DA's office.