AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP, Ohio - A former juvenile probation officer charged with three counts of sexual battery appeared before a judge in Austintown Municipal Court Wednesday morning for his preliminary hearing.

Sherod Holmes, 32, faces three felony counts for accusations that he made sexual advances toward a 16-year-old girl.

A representative from the Mahoning County Sheriff's Office says Holmes has confessed to the allegations.

Holmes is being held on a $300,000 bond.