An Orcas Island man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl three years ago, and of threatening the then 15-year-old with a handgun on one occasion, is slated to stand trial on a pair of felonies in mid-August.

On March 27, Christopher D. Stovall, 39, pleaded not guilty in San Juan County Superior Court to one count of third-degree rape of a child, a Class C felony, and to one count of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon, a Class B felony. According to court documents, the alleged victim first contacted Stovall, a tattoo artist, because she wanted to get a tattoo. The two reportedly then met in early spring of 2012 at a Burlington motel for Stovall to give her the tattoo. Afterwards, according to prosecutors, Stovall sexually assaulted the girl.  Prosecutors claim the two met at Stovall’s Orcas Island home in early January of 2013, and on that occasion he provided her with alcohol and marijuana, threatened her with a handgun and sexually assaulted her.

Stovall has no criminal history, according to court documents. A Class B felony, second-degree assault with a deadly weapon carries maximum penalties of 10 years in prison, a $20,000 fine or both.