Preston, MN (KROC-AM News) - A plea hearing is scheduled to take place on Monday in a criminal case involving the former mayor of a southeastern Minnesota city.

According to Fillmore County Court documents, 34-year-old Joshua Darin Nordsving was charged in December with gross misdemeanor malicious punishment of a child and two counts of misdemeanor domestic assault. At the time, he was serving as the mayor of Canton in Fillmore County.

Nordsving. City of Canton

The criminal complaint alleged that Nordsving struck a 9-year-old child in the face eight times during a domestic violence incident in late October of last year. The court document indicates that bruising was visible on the victim's face during a custody exchange that occurred the following day in Chatfield.

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A Petition to Enter Guilty Plea filed in Fillmore County Court on Tuesday states that he will be entering a guilty plea to one of the misdemeanor domestic assault charges. The plea agreement calls for a sentence of one year on probation.

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Nordsving resigned as Mayor of Canton in January. He was first elected to the position in 2022 and was unopposed when he was reelected last November.

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