(KNZA)--The arraignment for a Hiawatha man facing multiple sex and drug charges has been pushed back again.

Jeremy Stover had been scheduled to be enter a plea Monday in Brown County District Court, but his attorney requested a continuance.

The arraignment was rescheduled for September 23.

Stover is charged with eight counts---including three felony counts of promoting the sale of sexual relations, three misdemeanor counts of sexual battery, a felony count of distribution of opiates and a misdemeanor count of possession of a depressant.

The charges were filed in February 2023 following an investigation by the Brown County Sheriff's Office.

Stover remains free on a $50,000 bond.