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.
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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.