Randy Madden faces six felony counts for sex with a minor

Randy Madden, a 45-year-old former contestant on season eight of American Idol, was arrested in Ventura County, California, and charged with six felony counts alleging he had sexual contact with a minor, court records show. Madden was booked in late October, was formally charged on November 3, pleaded not guilty via a virtual court appearance and was released after posting a 100,000 bond. His next court date is scheduled for November 13 in Ventura County Superior Court.

Court documents list the charges as unlawful sexual intercourse, oral copulation of a person under 18, anal and genital penetration by a foreign object, sending harmful matter, luring and dissuading a witness from reporting a crime. The filings state that at least one of the alleged encounters occurred between July and September of this year. The age of the alleged victim has not been publicly disclosed.

Officials recorded Madden’s booking at the Ventura County jail late last week and his release in the early hours following the posting of bond. Prosecutors have moved forward with felony counts; Madden entered not guilty pleas to all six charges during the virtual hearing, according to court records.