A 39-year-old man pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl at a wedding reception in Valencia, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

Jeff Boulter, 39, of Long Beach faces one felony count each of kidnapping to commit oral copulation, kidnapping for child molesting, kidnapping victim under age 14, lewd act upon a child, forcible lewd act upon a child and attempted forcible oral copulation of victim under 14 years.

Boulter pleaded not guilty to the charges Thursday, and is scheduled to return on July 31 in Department S of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, San Fernando Branch.

Prosecutors originally filed the case against Boulter on May 22.

Boulter allegedly dragged the victim to a dark corner on May 19, the prosecuting attorney, Deputy District Attorney Ani Bailey, said. A server at the wedding noticed the alleged assault and confronted the defendant, who then fled.

If convicted as charged, Boulter faces a possible maximum sentence of life in state prison. Bail is set at $1 million.

The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

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