Earth Treks Instructor Faces Four Years in Child Sex Abuse Case
Michael J. Lyons will serve four years of a 15-year sentence.
With credit for time already served, former Earth Treks climbing instructor Michael J. Lyons, convicted of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old student, will serve a total of four years in prison. Lyons, 31 at the time of the crime, pleaded guilty to one count of child sexual abuse on Nov. 30 after he was accused of having sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl who was a member of a competitive rock climbing team he coached. Howard County Circuit Judge Louis Becker Friday sentenced Lyons to 15 years with all but four years suspended. He is credited with serving 221 days and will serve an additional three-plus years. Lyons was charged with one count of the sex abuse of a minor, three counts of third-degree sex offense and one count of the sexual …
