Prosecutors have charged the director of a youth program at the nonprofit Community Alliance of Lane County with felony domestic violence.

Kuitlahuak Lopez Rojas, 39, faces second-degree strangulation and fourth-degree assault charges in Lane County Circuit Court.

Eugene police were called Aug. 11 about an alleged assault Aug. 4 in which Lopez Rojas reportedly tried to take a phone away from his spouse, with a physical struggle then taking place, a police spokesperson said.

Lopez Rojas voluntarily met with police after learning of the allegation, according to Brook Reinhard, his attorney.

“He looks forward to having his day in court, and he is presumed innocent of all wrongdoing,” Reinhard said in an email.

Reinhard added that “if prosecutors charge someone with strangulation and a child is present, that can also be the basis of a felony assault 4 charge, so it appears he is being charged with two separate theories of a single allegation.”

At the Community Alliance of Lane County, also known as CALC, Lopez Rojas is director of the nonprofit’s youth program Citywide Unión de Activistas, a culture and mentoring program described by CALC as serving Latinx youth.

“At this time we are looking into the details and will comment once we have the facts. Kuit will be taking leave while we do our due diligence,” Teresa Gutierrez, co-director of administration at CALC, said in an email.