A Kanawha Circuit judge has set aside a former

student’s guilty plea to first-degree sexual abuse in an incident involving a 15-year-old girl and restored the case to juvenile status.

Judge Jennifer Bailey on Wednesday restored Dallas King’s status to a juvenile. Bailey said now that King’s status has been restored, no further proceedings will be made public.

Judge Jennifer Bailey said now that Dallas King’s case has been restored to juvenile status no further proceedings will be made public.

King had filed a request to withdraw his guilty plea in the alleged sexual incident at Capital High because he said he had ineffective counsel and did not realize the ramifications of his plea. Bailey said King may very well not have had knowledge of sex offender requirements.

Prosecutors said the alleged sexual abuse incident occurred Jan. 26 at Capital High. It was not reported to police until Jan. 27.