NYPD officer charged with rape, child sex crimes previously admitted to misconduct on the job, records show

A New York City police officer arrested Wednesday night on charges including rape and sexual acts against a child previously admitted to violating department rules, including engaging in a dangerous high-speed chase and allegedly failing to activate his body camera, the district attorney's office says.The 39-year-old officer, Joshua Acosta, was taken into custody while he was off duty around 7:46 p.m.

within Brooklyn’s 61st Precinct, an NYPD spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital. The precinct covers part of southern Brooklyn.An 11-count criminal complaint alleges Acosta committed numerous sex acts against a girl when she was younger than 13 and younger than 17 years old.

The alleged abuse lasted from September 2021 until June 2026, the complaint said.Acosta's defense attorneys, Jason Goldman and David Gelfand, told Fox News Digital that while the allegations against him are "undoubtedly serious," they are "demonstrably false.""While it is deeply unfortunate that Officer Acosta has had his reputation smeared, we look forward to clearing his name through the proper channels once all the facts come to light," they said in a statement.

NYPD DETECTIVE, CHILDREN SHOT IN SEPARATE BROOKLYN SHOOTINGS OVER HOLIDAY WEEKENDDocuments from the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office — the same office that is now prosecuting Acosta — show he was the subject of multiple civilian complaints years before his arrest.Acosta admitted fault over an incident that occurred while he was on patrol in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, the documents obtained by Fox News Digital showed.On Jan.

4, 2019, Acosta initiated a pursuit of a suspect and topped out at 56 mph "without taking into consideration the nature of the offense, time of day, location, population density and police necessity," the documents said.Acosta allegedly failed to activate his bodycam during the chase or during the ensuing traffic stop, the documents said.The case was closed on July 30, 2020, and Acosta's pu