Off-duty NYPD cop arrested for rape, strangulation in ‘domestic’ incident: sources
An off-duty New York City cop has been arrested for allegedly raping and strangling someone close to him, sources told The Post Saturday.
Samuel Sierra, 35, was arrested around 7:20 p.m. Friday night in East Harlem and charged with first-degree rape, second-degree strangulation and third-degree assault, police confirmed.
The attack was “domestic in nature.”
He allegedly attacked a family member or a partner, according to a source who wouldn’t disclose additional details of the incident.
Sierra was expected to be arraigned Saturday in Manhattan Criminal Court. He was suspended without pay pending trial.
He joined the NYPD in 2016 and earned $167,584 last year, city records show.
Sierra has spent much of his career patrolling the 77th Precinct in Brooklyn, but in December 2023 he was transferred to the Auxiliary Police Section, where he oversees auxiliary cops, according to the 50-a.org website, which tracks NYPD complaints and discipline of cops.
In February 2023, he was accused of assaulting a woman in her 20s during a traffic stop and abusing his authority, according to the website.
He was required to undergo retraining, but the allegations were found to be “within department guidelines” by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
