CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) - A southeast Missouri man who has portrayed Santa Claus at events has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of abusing a child.
Online court records show 55-year-old Jeffrey B. Moffat of Jackson pleaded not guilty to statutory sodomy involving a person under the age of 14.
The Southeast Missourian reports (http://bit.ly/1JvRIaG) his next court appearance will be for a motion hearing Oct. 16.
Moffat has portrayed Santa Claus for the Iron Mountain Railway in Jackson.