An officer with the New York City Police Department allegedly had sex with a teenage girl on numerous occasions , local media reported . Members of the Internal Affairs Bureau arrested 38-year-old Vladimir Sosa on Tuesday , police told Daily Mail Online . The New York Post reported that Sosa is a pastor at Iglesia Metodista El Remanente in the Bronx 's Tremont neighborhood . Officer : NYPD officer Vladmir Sosa has been accused of having sex with a teenage girl . Sosa is reportedly a pastor at a Tremont , Bronx , church . Investigation : Vladimir Sosa is a police officer with the 46th Precinct ( pictured ) Police sources told the New York Daily News that the 16-year-old girl and Sosa were romantically involved for a year and engaged in intercourse on numerous occasions . They said the girl confessed to what happened after her mother saw text messages on her cell phone . Police told the newspaper Sosa and the girl first met one another while at church . 'There has never been a situation where they have been alone in the same room together , ' Sosa 's lawyer Cary London told the Daily News . Sosa 's Facebook profile says he studied theology at United Christian College in North Carolina . Sosa is facing rape , sexual misconduct , sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child charges , police said . He is a police officer with the 46th Precinct . The Bronx District Attorney 's Office told CBS New York that Sosa is out on a personal recognizance bond and will be in court next month . The New York Post reported that Sosa has been with the NYPD for seven years and is now on an unpaid suspension . Sosa has been with the NYPD for 7 years and is now on an unpaid suspension . Faith : Sosa 's Facebook profile says he studied theology at United Christian College in North Carolina . He is a pastor with Iglesia Metodista El Remanente ( pictured )
38-year-old police officer Vladimir Sosa was arrested on Tuesday . Sosa has been with the NYPD for seven years , and reportedly met the 16-year-old girl at a North Carolina church where he is a pastor . He is facing rape , sexual misconduct , sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child charges .