(KNZA)--A Hiawatha man convicted on multiple sex-related charges has been sentenced to a total of six years in the Brown County Jail.

Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill said 50-year-old Jeremy Stover was handed the sentence Monday in Brown County District Court for his convictions on three counts of sexual battery and three counts of buying sexual relations ( formerly known as prostitution).

Stover pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charges in October as part of a plea agreement.

At the sentencing hearing, Hill reviewed in graphic detail the factual basis of the crimes committed against the six individual victims and followed it up with detailed written testimonials from four of the victims on the impact Stover's crimes had on them and will continue to have on them.

Hill asked that the court sentence Stover to the maximum sentence of 12 months in the Brown County Jail on each count and run the sentences consecutively to each other with Stover being required to serve at least 18 months in jail prior to the court even considering probation.

Stover countered by referring to his mental health treatment at the VA and requested that the court suspend his sentence and immediately grant him probation.

After considering the evidence and statements of the parties, District Judge Laura Johnson-McNish agreed with the recommendations of the State and ordered Stover to serve a total of 6 years in jail and indicated that she would not grant probation until the defendant had served a total of 2 years.

Stover's request for a delay in sentencing to get his affairs in order was denied and he was remanded to the Brown County Jail to begin serving his sentence immediately.