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A 16-year member of the Saskatoon Police Service has been suspended with pay after being charged with sexual assault in connection with an incident at a Saskatoon armoury.

Const. Robert Brown, who also serves as a reservist with the North Saskatchewan Regiment, was charged Tuesday by the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service after an investigation into an incident alleged to have taken place on Nov. 11, 2017.

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According to a Saskatoon police spokeswoman in a statement to the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, city police were “aware of an allegation into Cst. Brown’s off-duty conduct and the external investigation by the Canadian military. Following the conclusion of that investigation, and once formal charges were laid, he was immediately suspended with pay, as pursuant to the Police Act.”

Brown — who was off-duty at the time of the alleged incident — is not currently on any active duty within SPS, according to police.