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	LDS Missionary Charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child By Stephen Hunt Salt Lake Tribune [Utah] February 28, 2007 http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5320445 A missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been charged with fondling a 12-year-old Salt Lake County boy he had recently baptized, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday in 3rd District Court. Kyle Saucier, 20 - who was living in the Holladay area at the time - is charged with one count of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a child, which is punishable by 6, 10 or 15 years to life in prison. One factor elevating the seriousness of the alleged crime is that Saucier "occupied a position of special trust in relation to the victim," according to the complaint. The boy told a Salt Lake County sheriff's detective that on Christmas Eve, he and his mother went to Saucier's apartment - near 4200 S. Highland Drive - to give him a Christmas present, according to the complaint. Saucier gave him a hug, then reached into his pants, and touched his penis, the boy told investigators. Saucier was arrested Monday in Springville, where he currently resides, and booked into the Utah County jail. A spokesman for the LDS Church did not say where Saucier is from originally, but announced that the young missionary was relieved of his calling in January immediately after church officials learned of the allegations. Saucier has cooperated with police, said spokesman Scott Trotter. "The victim's welfare is our utmost concern and church leaders will continue to offer counseling and other resources to help in the healing process," Trotter wrote in a prepared statement. Saucier was transferred to the Salt Lake County jail, where he is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail, said Salt Lake County sheriff's Sgt. Rex Mulholland. Michael N. Westley contributed to this story. E-mail: shunt@sltrib.com
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