Adkins and his attorney, Kevin Gough, denied the accusations, the paper reported, saying money motivated the male victim to come forward.

Gough also said the male accuser could have been getting back at Adkins for his Pulse comments. He had married another man months before the allegations, the paper reported.

In a phone interview with the Times-Union, Adkins denied having sex with the teens and said the explicit photos and messages "were bad decisions" that he "cannot justify."

Adkins will be sentenced April 25.

He has Greater Church congregations in Atlanta, Brunswick and Jacksonville.

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