A Lawrence man accused of attempting to solicit sex from a 10-year-old girl in a downtown Lawrence restaurant was ordered on Tuesday to stand trial.

Jonathan Stephen Nelson

Jonathan Stephen Nelson, a 42-year-old registered sex offender, has pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child in the case.

Nelson was arrested May 10 after he allegedly asked the girl to follow him to the men’s restroom. A Lawrence police spokesman said Nelson was intoxicated and uncooperative at the time of his arrest.

Nelson was convicted in 2010 of felony sexual exploitation of a child — a case that involved a 5-year-old girl in Olathe in 2007.

If convicted, Nelson faces up to 136 months, or about 11 years, in prison. His sentence could also be doubled because of his previous sex-crime conviction.

Nelson is being held in the county jail, with bond set at $125,000.

Chief District Judge Robert Fairchild set a trial date for Nov. 9.