CONCORD, N.C. -- A Cabarrus County commissioner facing prostitution related charges will not attend Monday night's County Board meeting, according to a news release.

Coy Privette and Tiffany Summers were arrested Thursday. Investigators said Privette paid for sex with Summers six times in the last two months.

Privette's attorney sent the Cabarrus County Commision a statement Monday afternoon saying that his attendance may distract from the important issues the board had to discuss.

Privette, a former state legislator, has resigned as president of the Christian Action League, the group said.

Privette was suspended Thursday as president of the league until the court case is resolved. He resigned on Saturday, said the Rev. Mark Creech, the league's executive director.

"Because of the nature of the allegations, I believe it is in the best interest for me to resign so that the charges will not distract from the important work of the Christian Action League," Privette said in an e-mail sent to the league.

Privette, a Cabarrus County commissioner from Kannapolis, has also said he plans to step down from his leadership post with the State Baptist Convention of North Carolina. The retired Baptist minister is a former convention president who has been on the group's executive committee and board of directors.

Privette, a Republican, was charged with six counts of aiding and abetting prostitution by renting a hotel room and paying for sexual acts with 32-year-old Tiffany Denise Summers, who was charged with six counts of prostitution, according to arrest warrants. The state said all charges were misdemeanors.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

WCNC's Michelle Boudin is following this story. She will have more information in a live report on WCNC starting at 4:30 p.m.