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Former bishop from Mapleton sentenced to prison for sexual abuse

By Katie England daily Herald - | Oct 10, 2017

Erik Hughes, an LDS bishop charged with sexually abusing two underage males in his ward, was sentenced to prison on Tuesday.

Hughes pleaded guilty to two charges of forcible sexual abuse, both second-degree felonies and one charge of tampering with a witness, a third-degree felony, according to court documents.

Hughes was sentenced Tuesday by Fourth District Court Judge Thomas Low to one to 15 years in the Utah State Prison for the two forcible sexual abuse charges. He was sentenced to at least five years in prison for tampering with a witness.

Both charges will run concurrently with each other. He will receive credit for time already served in the Utah County Jail.

Police reports state a now 18-year-old man told police in April that Hughes had drugged him and sexually assaulted him several times about three years ago.

Another man later came forward and reportedly told police Hughes had sexually abused him between 30 and 50 times.

Hughes also drugged the second man and sexually abused him in a hotel room, police reports state.

Police reports state Hughes was the bishop of an LDS ward at the time of the reported abuse. He is not currently a bishop.

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