TWO FORMER NYPD OFFICERS SENTENCED AFTER GUILTY PLEA TO SEX ABUSE OF INTOXICATED WOMAN

 

One Defendant Must Register as Sex Offender; Both Sentenced to Probation and Sex Offender Treatment Programs

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced today that two former NYPD officers were sentenced in the sexual abuse of an intoxicated woman, with one of the defendants required to register as a sex offender and both sentenced to probation and sex offender treatment programs as part of the plea agreement. 

District Attorney Clark said, “These two defendants took advantage of a woman who was intoxicated and thus unable to give consent. They are paying a severe price for their actions. They have criminal records, one of them must register with the state sex offender registry, and they have been fired from the NYPD. They have been held accountable, and hopefully the victim can move on with her life.” 

District Attorney Clark said Julio Alcantara-Santiago, 42, was sentenced on January 9, 2026, to six years’ probation and must register under the State Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) and participate in a sex offender treatment program. He pleaded guilty to second-degree Sexual Abuse on September 17, 2025. Christian Garcia, 34, was also sentenced on January 9, 2026, to one year of probation and must participate in a sex offender program. He pleaded guilty to thirddegree Sexual Abuse on September 18, 2025. The sentences were handed down by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Ralph Fabrizio. 

According to the investigation, on July 9, 2023, between approximately 12:53 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., the defendants were drinking alcohol with the victim at a Bronx nightspot, and she became heavily intoxicated. The victim was seen on surveillance video leaving the nightspot being assisted by Alcantara-Santiago and Garcia holding her up by her arms. The victim was then seen on surveillance video being assisted by Alcantara-Santiago and Garcia into the apartment building where Alcantara-Santiago lives. The following morning, the victim went to a local hospital. Medical testing identified DNA from both men on the victim, with a larger percentage belonging to Alcantara-Santiago.

District Attorney Clark thanked the NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau and the NYPD Bronx Special Victims Squad for their work in the investigation.