Whitley County, KENTUCKY

Jan 25, 2007 - Thomas Pike, band director in several eastern Kentucky schools, pleaded guilty to four counts of sodomy of a 14-year-old boy in Whitley County.

His trial had already begun. The mother of the boy testified that she was actually dating Thomas Pike when she grew suspicious. She said Pike was always wanting her son to be with them on dates. She taped telephone conversations between Pike and her son. Pike pleaded just before the boy was expected to testify against him.

He's scheduled to be sentenced in April. He still faces dozens of counts of sodomy in Letcher County. He's pleaded not guilty to all those charges.