FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
DATE: NOVEMBER 2, 2016
RE: PRESS RELEASE - DISTRICT ATTORNEY D. HOLLEY CARNRIGHT ANNOUNCE:CITY
OF KINGSTON MAN SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS FOR SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD
Julio Turcios-Carias, 53, of 97 Downs Street, Kingston,
was sentenced Wednesday, November 2, 2016, by Hon. Donald A. Williams of Ulster
County Court on the charge of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, a class “D”
violent felony offense. Turcios-Carias
was sentenced to seven years in state prison to be followed by ten years
post-release supervision. A full “No
Contact” Order of Protection was issued in favor of the victim to remain in
effect until November 2, 2041. Upon his
release from state prison the defendant will have to register under the New
York State Sex Offender Registration Act for a minimum of twenty years.
The abuse occurred
at the defendant’s church, Inglesia De Dios, located at 562 Broadway in the
City of Kingston at a time when he was there alone with a child who was less
than eleven years old. The case was
investigated by the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center.
District Attorney Holley Carnright noted, “It is
appalling that this man would choose a location that others hold sacred to gain
access to an innocent child.”
The defendant is a resident of Honduras who has
lived in the United States for approximately fifteen years. He may face collateral consequences by the
federal immigration authorities.
The case was prosecuted by Special Victims Bureau
Chief, Katherine R. Van Loan of the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office. The defendant was represented by the Ulster
County Public Defender’s Office.
