SPRINGFIELD -- A level 3 sex offender is being held on $100,000 bail after denying new rape charges involving a child in West Springfield.

Ramon Rodriguez Jr., 35, of Springfield, pleaded not guilty on Aug. 3 in Springfield District Court to five counts of rape of a child by force and one count of distributing obscene material with a minor, third offense.

Assistant District Attorney Cary Szafranski said the victim, now a teenager, was watching an episode of "Law and Order" with a relative when she stated that Rodriquez had repeatedly raped her several years before.

The assaults took place when the girl was alone with Rodriquez, who also made her watch videos featuring sex between men and young girls, the prosecutor said.

The relative contacted West Springfield police, who interviewed the girl and others before bringing charges against Rodriguez, who declined to speak to police.

Szafranski asked for $250,000 bail, citing the new charges and Rodriguez's criminal history.

Since 2003, Rodriguez has been classified as a level 3 sex offender, meaning he is considered by the state a high risk offender.

He has pleaded guilty in Hampden Superior Court to two counts of rape and abuse of a child, two counts of open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior, two counts of dissemination of matter harmful to minors and a single count of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, according the the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board.

Judge William Rota set bail at $100,000 and continued the case for a pretrial hearing on Sept. 1. If Rodriguez posts bail, he must wear a GPS monitoring bracelet and have no contact with the alleged victim, the judge said.

A native of Bronx, New York, Rodriguez is single, unemployed and receives federal disability payments, court records show.