Travis King, the U.S. soldier who ran across the inter-Korean border last July in an apparent bid to defect to North Korea, will face his first hearing next week on charges of desertion and soliciting child pornography.

Franklin Rosenblatt, the lead counsel for Pvt. King, announced on social media on Tuesday that his client’s preliminary hearing will take place in a military court at Fort Bliss, Texas on July 16 to determine probable cause and jurisdiction for further action, including a possible court-martial.

Rosenblatt also shared a U.S. Army memorandum outlining the charges to be reviewed, namely one count of