Unalaska, AK – The captain of a commercial fishing vessel was arraigned today on eight counts related to the sexual abuse of a minor.

Michel Bain, 36, was charged with five counts of sexual abuse in the first degree involving the penetration of a victim under the age of 13, one count of sexual abuse in the second degree, and two counts of incest. According to court documents, Bain allegedly abused his two biological daughters, ages 13 and 9, while they were living with him in Unalaska between 2006 and 2008. Bain entered a plea of not guilty on all counts.

Bain made his first court appearance on March 13, and he was let out of jail on March 18 on a $10,000 bail bond. Bain is the captain of the F/V Cascade Mariner, and he was released into the custody of one of his crewmembers, Ivan Korenacka.

A call on the case is scheduled to take place on May 10 at the Unalaska court house, and a trial is expected to begin on May 16.