Circuit court arraignment is scheduled next month for a 27-year-old St. Joseph man accused of fathering a child by a 15-year-old girl.

Jonden Williams waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday on one count of statutory rape. According to court documents, 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.

Associate Circuit Judge Rebecca Spencer bound Williams over for trial in circuit court. Arraignment is scheduled December 19 before Circuit Judge Patrick Robb.

Williams is currently serving a five-year sentence for his guilty plea in 2013 to charges of burglary and vehicle tampering.  Upon his release from the DOC, Williams would have to submit a $10,000 cash bond or be taken into custody in Buchanan County.