NYPD Officer Joshua Acosta Charged in 11-Count Child Sex Case After Prior Misconduct Findings
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 11
NYPD Officer Joshua Acosta Charged in 11-Count Child Sex Case After Prior Misconduct Findings
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 11
Summary
Joshua Acosta, 39, was arrested off duty in Brooklyn’s 61st Precinct and charged in an 11-count complaint alleging rape and sexual acts against a girl before she turned 13 and 17.
September 2021 to June 2026 is the period prosecutors say the abuse lasted, making the case a yearslong alleged pattern now being prosecuted by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office.
Brooklyn DA records also show Acosta had earlier disciplinary issues, including admitting to a 2019 high-speed chase that reached 56 mph without proper justification and allegedly failing to activate his body camera.
CCRB records cited by the DA’s office show other complaints, including a substantiated 2019 case involving threats, entry of premises and a frisk, plus an unauthorized home search that later led to retraining.
Defense lawyers called the sex-crime allegations and prior misconduct claims false or irrelevant, while the Brooklyn DA declined further comment and the NYPD did not immediately respond.