A Muskegon County judge candidate was in court on Monday, after he was accused of beating his girlfriend with a belt.
Jason Kolkema pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge.
Prosecutors say there is a video recording of him allegedly physically abusing his girlfriend in mid-August.
Kolkema and his girlfriend both say he was hitting the chair she was sitting on, not her.
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