Franz Vila pleads not guilty to kidnapping, sexually abusing 5-year-old girl in Queens

NEW YORK -- The man accused of kidnapping and sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl after taking her from a supermarket in Queens pleaded not guilty Tuesday.

The Manhattan district attorney said 75-year-old Franz Vila's DNA was discovered on the girl, and there's evidence he took inappropriate photos of her.

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The girl's mother told CBS New York she let Vila take her daughter to the park after they ran into each other at a Jackson Heights supermarket in August. When hours went by and they didn't return, there was a citywide search.

Good Samaritans eventually spotted Vila and the girl.

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Vila will be back in court Dec. 5.

A judge denied a request to lower his $275,000 bail.

In:
• Queens
• Jackson Heights