WATERLOO REGION — An officer with the Waterloo Regional Police was arrested Wednesday and faces a charge of sexual assault in connection with incidents that occurred between 2010 and 2012.

Sgt. Caleb Roy, a 26-year veteran of the service, is also charged with one count of breach of trust.

Roy was arrested by members of the province's Special Investigations Unit. He was released on various conditions, including not contacting or communicating with the complainant.

The SIU said it was contacted by Waterloo Regional Police on Nov. 28, 2017 regarding complaints of a sexual nature made by a woman.

The alleged off-duty incidents occurred between October 2010 and December 2012, the Waterloo Regional Police said in a news release.

The service said Roy was suspended after police learned of the allegations. The SIU was then contacted.

The SIU said that Roy, who worked in the service's criminal investigations branch, is required to appear in court in Toronto on Nov. 15.