{Lexington, Kentucky}...Former University of Kentucky basketball player 25 year old Michael Porter pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of sodomy and sexual abuse with an underage girl. Porter and his attorney, Jim Lowry, appeared before Fayette Circuit Judge James Ishmael Jr. Lowry waived formal arraignment and entered a not-guilty plea on Porter's behalf. Porter was arrested May 15th after Lexington police say he'd had oral sex with a girl he met at functions at a church where he was a group leader. The warrant for Porter did not name the church where he met the girl, although Porter said in 2009 that he and his wife, Bryana, were members of Southland Christian Church. During Thursday's hearing, Judge Ishmael said he wanted to state for the record that he has not attended Southland Christian Church since May 2010. Porter is scheduled to return to court for a status hearing on October 26th.
