A judge has now certified for Circuit Court the child-molestation charges against a St. Joseph man. A judge on Friday refused to reduce the bail set earlier for Ryan Frye. The 19-year-old St. Joe man is charged second-degree child molestation, a class-b felony. The charge carries a range of punishment on conviction of from five to 15 years. Frye is accused of molesting a young girl under the age of 12.

Bail was set earlier at $50,000 with a $5,000 cash deposit. During a preliminary hearing docket call Friday, Associate Judge Keith Marquart refused to reduce bail.

Frye waived his preliminary hearing. Judge Marquart scheduled arraignment July 20 at 8:30 am before Circuit Judge Daniel Kellogg.