A sex offender who is being held at Rikers Island jail groped New York City Councilwoman Sandy Nurse during a tour of the facility on Tuesday morning, as reported by The Post. Inmate Gregorio Garcia slapped Nurse’s butt twice. No words were exchanged during the assault. The incident occurred around 10:50 a.m., reports reveal. 

According to police sources, the Democratic politician had asked the correction officers with her to keep some distance between them so the inmates wouldn’t feel intimidated. However, correction officers had to quickly step in and grab Garcia. Holding back the 5-foot tall, 200-pound inmate who tried to break free. He reportedly tried fighting back as they took him away and put him back in his cell. 

Nurse has decided not to press charges because the groper was said to be mentally ill, according to sources. Nurse represents the 37th council district in the city, which includes central Brooklyn neighborhoods like Bushwick, Brownsville, Cypress Hills, Cityline, and East New York. She is also the chair of the Committee on Criminal Justice and supported a law that makes it illegal to use pepper spray on inmates.

The day before she was attacked, Nurse shared a statement on her X account criticizing Rikers for reportedly keeping mentally ill inmates locked in their cells for long periods without medicine and treatment.

“The reports of people with severe mental illness at Rikers Island being ‘deadlocked’ are alarming and demand immediate action from the Administration and Department of Correction,”

said the statement, signed by Nurse and several other council members.

Garcia is in jail on a first-degree sexual abuse charge from his arrest in November 2023, according to the city’s jail and court records. He has also been accused of assault and forcible touching, and he has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

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