A Salvation Army employee who is accused of sexually assaulting a woman passed a background check before he was hired, a spokesperson for the organization told 9NEWS in an interview Tuesday. Billy Johnson, a worker at the organization's Quebec Street shelter near Interstate 70, is charged with felony sexual assault. According to an arrest affidavit, Johnson allegedly pulled a woman into a vacant room and sexually assaulted her early Friday morning. Denver police arrested him later that day. Read more at: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/salvation-army-arrest-shelter-employee-sex-assault/73-9ffd2be5-fd21-4e83-843b-9dd229e73552 More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news X: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.