NATCHEZ — A former teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a teenage student was ordered Wednesday to wear a tracking device while he awaits trial.

Brett A. Hinson, 28, 2062 Viking St., has already pleaded guilty to child fondling in connection with the case in Adams County, but still faces charges in the Seventh Judicial District Court for events that allegedly happened in Concordia Parish with the same victim.

Hinson was arraigned before Judge John Reeves in Vidalia Wednesday on charges of molestation of a juvenile and felony computer-aided solicitation of a minor. He pleaded not guilty to both counts.

Seventh Judicial District District Attorney Brad Burget requested the court require Hinson wear an ankle monitor to ensure he complies with the terms of the five years active probation he was given after pleading guilty in Adams County. The probation was transferred to Louisiana because Hinson is a resident there.

As a condition of the probation — which was given in lieu of a 15-year prison sentence for the Adams County charges — Hinson was instructed not to have direct or indirect contact with the victim’s family.

“As a general rule of his probation, he is not to leave the State of Louisiana,” Burget said. “He cannot leave the state without permission, but also he is to have no contact with this child, who is still a high school student.”

Hinson’s attorney Kevin Colbert objected to the request, saying Hinson has entered Mississippi only to see his attorney.

“With 15 years (prison) hanging over his head, I think that is enough,” Colbert said.

Burget countered that without monitoring, the court would have to take Hinson’s word he was in compliance with the court order.

“We won’t have to take Mr. Hinson’s word, we will take the technology’s word,” Burget said.

Reeves sided with the state and ordered Hinson to report to the Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office Friday to be fitted for the device.

Reeves gave the state until the end of the month to hand over discovery to the defense. Derrick Carson, who is also representing Hinson, characterized the discovery — the prosecution’s alleged evidence — as “voluminous.”

Burget said it constituted approximately 15,000 pages of text messages and said it would take approximately eight hours to read.

The judge also added an additional $10,000 to Hinson’s $90,000 bond to include the solicitation charge, which the district attorney’s office added after Hinson was initially charged by the Vidalia Police Department.

The matter is set for a trial of motions Nov. 25.

Hinson was the assistant football and baseball coach and physical education teacher at Cathedral until early June, when he resigned.

The victim’s parents filed the complaint after they discovered a photo of their daughter’s car parked at the Natchez City Cemetery along with another vehicle, the initial police report indicated.

The student reportedly told her parents the details after they confronted her about the matter, the report alleges.