CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Cheyenne man has been charged with physical child abuse after he was accused of beating a teenage girl.

37-year-old Tarcisio Maldonado pleaded not guilty in Laramie County District Court on Monday. His trial is set for March 1.

Charging documents allege Maldonado hit the girl in the face, dragged her by her hair and stomped on her head on October 14.

Documents show the girl was taken into protective custody after the incident.

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