A man accused of fathering a child by a 15-year-old girl appeared before a Buchanan County Judge Friday morning. Jonden K. Williams, 27, of St. Joseph, is charged with statutory rape.

Associate Judge Rebecca Spencer scheduled a preliminary hearing for November 15.

The victim told police the sexual contact began when she was 13, and continued after she had a baby two years later. In a court affidavit, investigators say the defendant fathered the child based on the victim’s written statement and some text-messaging evidence.

Williams remains in custody, unable to post $10,000 cash bail.