MONTEVIDEO — A man accused of raping a young girl is in the Chippewa County Jail on two charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Court records are not specific about the girl’s age but her listed birth year indicates she is a minor. Two incidents are alleged to have occurred in December.

Ja’Cory Dante McCalpin Sr., 37, made his first court appearance in Chippewa County District Court this week. Bail was set at $200,000 for release without conditions and $100,000 with conditions. He was granted a public defender.

McCalpin’s next court date is March 16.

According to court records, an elementary school student told a teacher that a man was staying at her home and wasn’t supposed to be there. She told the teacher he had touched her sexually.

The girl said she was playing video games in a bedroom while her mother was at work when McCalpin came in and started touching her and eventually raped her.

He had put a knife in the door to lock it before he assaulted her.

The girl said she tried to tell an adult but McCalpin would make the mean face at her. When she finally told an adult, she was not believed.

The girl said at a later time, “it happened again.”

When she was able to tell an adult a second time, she was not believe again. The girl said she does not sleep well and is afraid to go home.