Former Dean of Students Justin Carroll pled not guilty at his arraignment on child pornography charges this morning. The plea comes nine days after Carroll was indicted following a federal investigation into his conduct from November 2015 to December 2016. By pleading not guilty, Carroll will have the opportunity to see at least part of the evidence against him during the discovery phase before pre-trial hearings occur on March 22.

Carroll served Washington University for 36 years in various capacities before being barred from campus on Dec. 20, the date that the University learned of the federal investigation. On Jan. 5, Carroll turned in his own resignation, which went into effect on Feb. 1.

The case will continue to the discovery phase, which means Carroll’s counsel must ask for further information by Feb. 14 and the government has until Feb. 17 to provide it. The pretrial hearing will then be conducted on March 22 in front of Judge David D. Noce.