Former Mormon bishop pleads guilty to sexually abusing boys from his congregation

A former Mormon bishop from Mapleton has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing boys in 2014 when they were members of his congregation.Erik Wayne Hughes, 51, was charged last month in 4th District Court with two second-degree felony counts of forcible sexual abuse that allegedly occurred in June 2014, as well as a count of tampering with a witness, a third-degree felony.On Wednesday, he pleaded guilty to all three counts.
Sentencing is set for Oct. 10 before Judge Thomas Low. The forcible sexual ab