ASPEN — A former Aspen police officer pleaded not guilty to three sexual-related felony charges Monday in Pitkin County District Court.

The case against Joe Holman, who resigned last year from the Aspen Police Department in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct, appears headed to trial.

Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Pototsky and Holman's attorney, Lawson Wills, indicated that negotiations have broken down. Judge James Boyd scheduled the trial for July 13. It's expected to last up to five days.

Holman, 38, faces the class-four felony charge of criminal attempt to commit sexual exploitation of children, the class-six felony of criminal attempt to commit sexual exploitation of a child, the class-six felony of tampering with criminal evidence, and the misdemeanor of criminal attempt to invasion of privacy.

He was arrested in June on suspicion of hiding a video camera in a shower stall used by a teenage girl who lived at his house. The incident allegedly happened April 29. After being placed on administrative leave May 29, Holman resigned June 24, the day he was arrested.

He had worked for the Aspen Police Department since 2000.

Typically, Aspen-based prosecutor Arnold Mordkin would handle the case, but he was taken off to remove the potential for a conflict of interest, as Aspen police work closely with Pitkin County prosecutors on criminal cases. Mordkin's office is on the ground-level floor of the Pitkin County Courthouse, while the Aspen Police Department is headquartered on the floor below.

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