A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl outside a Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall in Glendale on Sunday, according to court records.

Arrest records said Arthur Hernandez attends services at the Kingdom Hall near 71st and Orangewood avenues on a daily basis and did not know the girl he is accused of assaulting.

It was the girl's first time attending a service at that location with her family, Glendale police said in the records.

She felt cold and walked outside toward the family's vehicle. When she approached the front passenger door, an unknown man approached her and assaulted her, records said.

The girl told police Hernandez demanded that she "shut up" and not scream as he placed his hand over her mouth, records said.

The girl attempted to push him off as he lifted her dress and assaulted her. Hernandez's penis was exposed during the incident, records said.

The girl had her phone in her hand prior to the attack and attempted to call her mother for help. Hernandez attempted to grab the phone from her, records said.

She eventually screamed for help so loud that an usher at the front door heard her, records said.

The usher reported that Hernandez began pulling up his pants and running westbound from the parking lot, records said.

The usher identified Hernandez to police. Hernandez regularly attended services at the kingdom hall with his parents, records said.

Hernandez fled the scene prior to police arrival but was later arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail on charges of sexual assault, sexual abuse and sexual conduct with a minor, Glendale police spokesman Lt. Jay O'Neill said.

No further details were immediately available.

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