PROVO, Utah (AP) - Charges against a 68-year-old Springville man accused of running a prostitution ring have been dropped after he died while serving time in prison on another case.
A death certificate for Kenneth Michael Bond was filed in court Monday. It says he died of cardiac arrest Jan. 4.
Bond faced more than three dozen charges for allegedly forcing teen girls into sexual relationships with adult men.
Prosecutors say Bond bought the girls gifts and paid the men to have sex with them, then watched or made videos of the acts.
Bond had pleaded not guilty to charges including object rape, exploitation of a prostitute, unlawful sexual activity with a minor and aggravated sexual assault.
He was expected in court for a competency hearing on Tuesday, but the case was dismissed Monday.
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