Washington (CNN) A West Virginia state senator has been charged with soliciting prostitution, and now faces calls from the state's Democratic party to resign from office.

Republican state Sen. Mike Maroney turned himself in to police on Wednesday around 9 a.m., the Glen Dale, West Virginia, police chief confirmed to CNN on Thursday.

Maroney was arraigned in Marshall County Magistrate Court on Wednesday morning and released on bond. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, which carries a maximum of six months in county jail and a $100 fine for first time offenders.

CNN has reached out to Maroney and his attorney for comment.

During an investigation, Glen Dale police discovered a cellphone number registered to Maroney soliciting sex from a local woman, Cortnie Clark, who was arrested and charged with both prostitution and operating a house of prostitution in June, according to a criminal complaint filed this week. Clark is currently being detained in Northern Regional Jail. Robert McCoid, an attorney representing Clark, told CNN on Thursday that he had no comment on the case involving Maroney, but did say his client was currently incarcerated on an unrelated matter to Maroney.

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