Adam Banks pled not guilty Wednesday at his arraignment for a sexual misconduct charge.

Banks, a professor in the Syracuse University Writing Program, was charged with sexual misconduct on Nov. 8.

Judge Stephen J. Dougherty, who presided over the arraignment, said he issued an order of protection against Banks, meaning Banks is not allowed to come into contact with the woman who filed the sexual misconduct complaint against him. No further details were given during the arraignment about the circumstances that led to the charge.

Dougherty set a hearing for Banks for Dec. 8 to review the specific charges.