CALDWELL, Idaho (AP) — A former southwest Idaho city councilman has pleaded guilty to sexual battery of a minor 16 to 17 years old.

Fifty-seven-year-old Bradley Despain Spencer made the plea Tuesday in 3rd District Court. Spencer resigned Sept. 8 from the four-member Middleton City Council after being charged. He had served on the council since 2011.

The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that he acknowledged in court on Tuesday having sexual contact multiple times with a 17-year-old girl between June and September. Spencer is scheduled to be sentenced May 19. He faces up to life in prison and $50,000 in fines.

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