YORK, Neb. (AP) — A January trial has been scheduled for a York man accused of child abuse in the spanking of a 4-year-old girl.

23-year-old Luis Rodriguez-Olvera pleaded not guilty this week in York County District Court. His trial is set to begin on Jan. 20.

Court documents say a child care worker found bruises on the girl’s buttocks, back, a side and an arm. Investigators say the child’s mother said she was at work when her fiancé spanked the girl. Investigators also say Rodriguez-Olvera acknowledged striking the girl six or seven times with a sandal because she was “acting up or misbehaving.”