SARATOGA SPRINGS — A Latter-day Saint missionary was arrested over the weekend and accused of sexually assaulting a woman.
Abraham Isaac Cruz Hernandez, 19, was booked into the Utah County Jail on Saturday for investigation of rape, forcible sodomy and sexual battery.
“This individual was immediately removed from his volunteer missionary service as soon as the church learned of these very serious and troubling allegations,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement Tuesday. “The church is cooperating fully with law enforcement in this investigation. Missionaries are expected to abide by the highest standards, and those who do not will be released and sent home, and in situations involving criminal allegations,…
