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CONROE, TX - OCTOBER 08: NFL player Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings walks with his wife Ashley Brown to a court appearance at the Montgomery County municipal building on October 8, 2014 in Conroe, Texas. Peterson did not enter a plea, and after about an hour in the courtroom the hearing was reset. A tentative trial date was set for Dec. 1. Petersen is facing charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
CONROE, TX - OCTOBER 08: NFL player Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings walks with his wife Ashley Brown to a court appearance at the Montgomery County municipal building on October 8, 2014 in Conroe, Texas. Peterson did not enter a plea, and after about an hour in the courtroom the hearing was reset. A tentative trial date was set for Dec. 1. Petersen is facing charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)Scott Halleran/Getty Images

Adrian Peterson Pleads Not Guilty to Child Abuse Charges

Timothy RappOct 14, 2014

As expected, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the charges of child abuse being brought against him.

Albert Breer of NFL.com reported the news:

Rochelle Olson of theย Minneapolisย Star Tribuneย followed with a synopsis of Peterson's lawyer Rusty Hardin discussing his client's hearing:

Peterson's case is currently entangled in a dispute between Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon and Judge Kelly Case, as the former is attempting to have the latter removed from the case for bias, per Olson. Case has refused to recuse himself. That case will be heard Wednesday.

Peterson has been accused of striking his four-year-old son with a switch and has been barred from any NFL activities until his court case is resolved, though he is currently receiving his paycheck from the Vikings after being placed on the league's exempt/commissioner's permission list.

However, according to a recent report from Chris Mortensen of ESPN, Peterson could still face discipline from the league even if he is found innocent in this case.

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