SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah (ABC4) – A 19-year-old missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in Utah County has been booked on charges of first-degree rape, according to court documents.
Police with the Saratoga Springs Police Department said they were called to a home near 700 West and Blue Mountain Drive on Saturday, May 11. The caller reportedly told police that a neighbor had sexually assaulted his sister.
Officers reported finding Abraham Issac Cruz Hernandez standing in the garage when they arrived.
Hernandez allegedly told police that he and the victim were alone in the garage when the two began “kissing” before having sex. Hernandez reportedly refused to answer any further questions from police after being read his rights.
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The victim, whose age and identity were not released, told police that Hernandez forcibly grabbed her and performed sexual acts without her consent.
Police took Hernandez into custody and booked him into the Utah County Jail on the aforementioned first-degree rape charge, as well as first-degree felony forcible sodomy and misdemeanor sexual offenses.
According to court documents, Hernandez was in Utah County serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
ABC4 reached out to the Church for comment but had not yet received a response at the time of publication.
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