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Monserrate, 41, is currently free on $5,000 bail after pleading not guilty to felony assault and weapons possession charges.

He is accused of slashing his girlfriend, Karla Giraldo, in the face with a broken glass early Friday morning which later required 20 stitches.

"I have been charged with offenses that I did not commit and am not capable of committing. As a son, a brother and a father, these accusations are offensive, and they are crushing on a personal level," said Monserate, in a statement released Saturday.

The former city cop is a well-known advocate for domestic violence victims. Some of his fellow lawmakers said they're shocked by the allegations.

"I hope it's not true what the media is reporting, it would be a shame because he's been working hard to represent his district," said City Councilman Tony Avella.

If convicted, Monserrate faces up to seven years in prison and would lose his state senate seat.

Monserrate is due back in court on January 16.