A Vandenberg Village man was ordered to return to Santa Barbara County Superior Court Thursday for further arraignment on multiple charges alleging he inappropriately touched a girl.

Roman Gil Aguilar, 44, was arrested in late July and the District Attorney’s Office filed a criminal complaint last week. 

He has been charged with 13 felony counts of lewd and lascivious behavior involving a girl who was 14 or 15 years old, according to the criminal complaint.

The alleged incidents involving inappropriate touching occurred between March 1 and June 11 of this year, according to court documents.

Aguilar has been released from jail custody on $20,000 bail.

A judge also signed a criminal protective order requiring Aguilar to have no contact with the alleged victim.

Under terms of his release, Aguilar is not allowed  to have unsupervised contact with children younger than age 18 except as ordered.

Deputy District Attorney Jerry McBeth is leading the prosecution team while Jeff Chambliss is representing the defendant.

The case returns to Lompoc Superior Court for the continued arraignment hearing at 8:30 a.m. Thursday before Judge Raimundo Montes de Oca. 

— Noozhawk North County editor Janene Scully can be reached at jscully@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.