Yonkers man charged with Bedford Hills Correctional facility rape

 

Yonkers man charged with Bedford Hills Correctional facility rape


NEW YORK STATE POLICE 
Major Robin H. Benziger
Troop K Commander
PRESS RELEASE
Bedford, New York – On August 27, 2015, New York State Police Bureau of Criminal investigation from the Somers barracks charged Ruben Garcia, 38 years old, of Yonkers, New York, with two counts of Rape 3rd Degree, a Class E Felony.

The arrest concluded a joint investigation conducted by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s Office of Special Investigations, and the New York State Police.

DOCCS’ Office of Special Investigations contacted the State Police in February of 2015 to report an alleged sexual encounter between a female inmate and Garcia, who was employed as a Correction Officer at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility.  An investigation revealed that Garcia had engaged in sexual contact with a female inmate at the facility.

Garcia was arraigned before the Town of Bedford Court and was released on his own recognizance.  He is scheduled to re-appear in Bedford Court on September 2, 2015
at 7:00 p.m.

 

Author: Harlem Valley News