A Saugus man is scheduled in court today after being ordered to stand trial for lewd acts upon a child, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced.

Jonathan Blake Heely (dob 6/27/59) was held to answer on Feb. 28 for three felony counts of lewd act upon a child and one misdemeanor count of child molesting.

Arraignment is scheduled today in Department F of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, San Fernando Branch.

Heely is charged with sexually assaulting female family members who were between the ages of 11 and 16 at the time of the alleged offenses, according to evidence presented at the preliminary hearing. The alleged abuse took place between 2006 and 2010, according to the criminal complaint.

Bail is set at $140,000. If convicted as charged, Heely faces a possible maximum sentence of 10 years and four months in state prison.

Case PA090023 remains under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Santa Clarita Station

Los Angeles District Attorney / Case PA090023 /March 14, 2018