A former executive director of the Utah Valley Youth Symphony is facing charges for sexually assaulting a teenage musician several years ago.

Brent E. Taylor, 70, was charged in 4th District Court in Provo on Thursday with one count of forcible sodomy, a first-degree felony.

The charges stem from one man who reported the sexual assault to the Provo Police Department earlier this year.

The man told investigators that he was a high school student and a member of the Utah Valley Youth Symphony when the reported sexual abuse occurred. Taylor was in his 50s at the time, according to charging documents.

Court documents state several male teenage members of the Utah Valley Youth Symphony went through “a sexually grooming process” by Taylor.

The man told investigators he was between 14 and 18 years old when Taylor allegedly invited several male musicians to his home in Provo.

Taylor would discuss sex and masturbation while in the hot tub with the teenagers, court documents state. During one visit, the man said he and Taylor sat naked in the hot tub.

The sexual activities escalated to Taylor inappropriate touching the teenager and “group masturbation involving multiple boys,” according to charging documents.

The man also told investigators Taylor would provide alcohol, pornography, and sex toys to the teenagers. Taylor would reassure them that “it was natural for boys to be sexually curious and experimental,” prosecutors wrote in the court documents.

Taylor reportedly offered and requested other sex acts from the teenager, who finally “relented” on one occasion in 2004 or 2005. The teenager stopped the act after a few seconds, charging documents state.

Other male members of the youth symphony were involved in the sexual activities, and police received complaints from four other men who described similar activities with Taylor.

But the alleged offenses had expired under the statute of limitations and could not be pursued, prosecutors wrote.

The forcible sexual abuse described by the man cannot be charged as the statute of limitations expired in 2013. But the Legislature amended Utah laws in 2008 to allow charges for forcible sodomy to be prosecuted at any time.

According to a past biography on the Utah Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra website, Taylor is a graduate of Brigham Young University and taught high school in several states. He also worked as a string specialist in the Summerhays Music Center Pro Shop.

No court date was set as of Friday.

If you are in danger or have an emergency, please call 911.

If you suspect child abuse or neglect, please call the Division of Child and Family Services 24-hour intake line at (855) 323-3237.

Utah law requires any person who has reason to believe that a child has been subjected to abuse, neglect, or dependency to immediately notify the nearest office of Child and Family Services, a peace officer, or a law enforcement agency. Abuse, neglect, or dependency of a child can be physical, emotional, or sexual.

Source: The Division of Child and Family Services