Former NHL forward Ryan Kesler has been charged with criminal sexual conduct in Michigan, according to court records . Kesler pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct on Monday in Bloomfield Hills District in Michigan.

Kesler has posted $50,000 bond and isn't permitted to leave the stage of Michigan unless he has permission from the court. The former NHL center is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 6.

Kesler has dismissed the charges, which were filed last week. The charges are related to an alleged incident that took place on Jan. 1 in Orchard Lake, Michigan, per the court records. The alleged incident was reported on Jan. 2 to police and no other details have been made public.

"Ryan emphatically denies the allegations and is completely

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