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.