SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A Delta Air Lines pilot and his ex-girlfriend pleaded not guilty in Contra Costa County court Tuesday to dozens of child sex abuse charges.

Pilot Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, and Jennifer Michelle Spitz Powell, 45, were ordered to return to court on August 29 for a preliminary hearing. Their attorneys declined to waive the co-defendants' rights to a speedy trial.

Bhagwagar and Powell are accused of sexually assaulting a girl who was less than 10 years old. All of the alleged crimes were committed in Contra Costa County between 2017 and 2023, according to court documents.

The pilot lived in Florida up until his arrest. Powell is a Contra Costa County resident.

"Due to the victim’s age and the nature of the allegations, the victim will not be named by the District Attorn

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