(KMZA)--A Hiawatha man facing a child-sex charge in Nemaha County has pleaded to an amended charge.

Nemaha County Attorney Brad Lippert says Derrick Wichman pleaded no contest last week in Nemaha County District Court to a charge of aggravated battery.

Sentencing was set for November 7th.

Wichman was originally charged with indecent liberties with a child.

He was arrested in September 2023 following an investigation by the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office.

Wichman currently remains free on a $100,000 bond.