A plea hearing has been scheduled for 26-year-old Tony Joe Bakalar Jr. of Oskaloosa, who has been charged with 3rd Degree Sexual Abuse, a Class C felony.

Bakalar assaulted a 13-year-old victim at a residence in Hamilton. The victim told her mother and when Bakalar was confronted, he fled before turning himself in to the Oskaloosa Police Department.

Bakalar’s case had a jury trial scheduled for September, but it’s now been removed from the court schedule. His plea hearing will take place this Friday, August 21st.