Jeremy Stover/Credit: Brown Co Sheriff's Office

(KNZA)--The Kansas Court of Appeals has upheld the sentence of a Hiawatha man convicted of multiple sex crimes.
In a unanimous decision issued Friday, Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill said the court affirmed the six-year jail sentence of 51-year-old Jeremy Stover.
Stover was convicted of multiple counts of sexual battery and buying sexual relations. As part of his sentence, he must serve two years in jail before being eligible for probation.
In upholding the sentence, the Court of Appeals referenced arguments made by the State of Kansas that Stover deserved a lengthy jail term because his crimes targeted vulnerable women, many of whom had sought employment or other assistance from him.
Hill represented the State of Kansas during the appeal, as well as in the original District Court prosecution and sentencing.