(AP) — A man charged with child abuse in the death of a 2-year-old Gering girl is getting new representation.

A judge on Friday approved Dustin Chauncey’s request to be represented by the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy. He was previously represented by the county public defender’s office.

Scotts Bluff County District Judge Leo Dobrovolny granted the request after Jim Mowbray with the commission agreed to take on the case.

Chauncey has pleaded not guilty to a charge of intentional child abuse resulting in the death of Juliette Geurts in July 2008. He was the boyfriend of the girl’s mother. His trial has been pushed back multiple times.