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Updated at 3:38 p.m., Monday, April 14, 2008

Not-guilty plea entered in sex-assault case

Advertiser Staff

A 27-year-old Japanese citizen pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree sex assault today.

Noriaki Saito has posted $50,000 bail, but is being held by the request of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Saito is accused of sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman on March 17. He faces two counts of first-degree sex assault and one count of third-degree sex assault.

Saito's trial is set to start June 16.