NEW YORK
WABC
BRONX (WABC) — An NYPD officer has been released on his own recognizance after he was arrested for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old girl.
Vladimir Sosa, 38, is charged with three counts of rape, three counts of criminal sex act, five counts of sexual misconduct, two counts of third-degree sex abuse and acting in a manner injurious to a child less than 17.
Police said Sosa met the girl over seven months in 2014, but accusations just came to light in February when the teen’s mother found incriminating texts.
The officer is assigned to the 46th Precinct in the Bronx. He has been suspended without pay from the force.
Officials said Sosa is a pastor at a church on 180th Street where he met the girl. Police said they had sex in the home where he lived with his mother.
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