A 51-year-old pastor, Troyce Hernandez, was arrested this week, accused of raping a young woman nearly a decade ago.
An arrest affidavit states the woman was 18 at the time of the alleged sexual abuse. Now, 34, she filed a complaint with the Irving Criminal Justice Center on March 24 this year.
According to the affidavit, the woman says Hernandez raped her in January 2010. The court document says she made a “delayed outcry that she was sexually assaulted multiple times by Hernandez.” The woman told police she and her family were living with Hernandez at the time as he volunteered to help her “move forward with her faith and desire to do more for God within the church.”
According to the woman accusing Hernandez, he entered her room, undressed her, and then forced himself on her.
Records list Hernandez as a pastor at True Grace Church in Arlington. The church has not responded to NBC 5’s request for comment.
There is no attorney listed for Hernandez as of Thursday evening. He was booked into the Dallas County Jail on Thursday morning, and his bond is set at $100,000.