A former Cache County youth soccer coach is back in the spotlight after nearly three decades. Jorge Alejandro Cruz, 52, of North Logan, was arrested on Feb. 28, after DNA evidence allegedly tied him to a 1999 cold-case sexual assault in Logan. Cruz has been charged in the 1st District Court with two counts of forcible sexual abuse connected to an Aug. 14, 1999, break-in at a Logan trailer park and is being held in the Cache County Jail on the new charges.
DNA match revives a case from the late 1990s
According to investigators, the long-stalled case got new life in January 2026 when biological evidence recovered at the scene - reportedly a sweatshirt left behind - was run again through the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). That search turned up a hit. Detectives then secured a warrant, collected fresh DNA swabs from Cruz, and arrested and booked him into the Cache County Jail, according to KMYU.
How an earlier felony case set up the CODIS hit
Authorities say the only reason the new match was possible is that Cruz’s DNA had already been entered into CODIS after a separate felony arrest in 2022. He later pleaded guilty in early 2023 in that case and received a combination of jail time and probation, according to KSL.
From the sideline to the spotlight at Sky View
Cruz previously coached soccer at Sky View High School in Smithfield. After his 2022 arrest, the Cache County School District placed him on administrative leave and said it worked with law enforcement during the investigation. Coverage of that earlier case also highlighted probation terms and internet restrictions tied to his sentence, as reported by FOX13.
Felony counts and the road through 1st District Court
Prosecutors have filed two counts of forcible sexual abuse, both second-degree felonies under Utah law, and note that the way such conduct was charged in 1999 does not always line up neatly with the modern criminal code. The Cache County Attorney’s Office has submitted charging documents in the 1st District Court, and the case is now set to move forward through the local court system, according to KMYU.
