A former youth leader from Springville admitted sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy while police say he paid him thousands of dollars in hush money.
PROVO — A former youth leader from Springville has admitted to sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy after police say he paid the boy thousands of dollars not to tell anyone.
As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dismissed charges in two of the three cases it addressed, and prosecutors also agreed to dismiss any cases against Sykes currently being investigated. During one incident in 2019 when the boy told Sykes to stop because he did not like it, Sykes told him, "'Too bad,' and, 'I'm paying you money not to say anything,' and kept doing it," charging documents state.
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