Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
PROVO -- A former seminary teacher for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints appeared in court today to hear the formal charges against him.
Michael Pratt, 37, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student at Lone Peak High School, where he taught.
He faces 21 felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor.
According to the Deseret News, a judge determined Pratt qualified for a court-appointed attorney because he lost his job after the allegations surfaced.
If convicted, he could spend life in prison.
