An Idaho inmate accused of sexually assaulting a woman after he was sent to work at a wildfire base camp in Utah has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual battery.
The woman approved the plea deal so she could avoid having to testify in the case, prosecutor Kevin Daniels said Monday.
"After speaking with her and her family, she felt this would hold him accountable to a certain degree while not requiring her to testify," Daniels said.
Ruben Hernandez, 28, was charged with felony rape in Utah after the woman reported that he assaulted her on Aug.