A York Region Police officer has been charged with sexual assault, the province’s Special Investigations Unit said Monday.

The charge follows a complaint by a 21-year-old woman, who alleged she was assaulted during a traffic stop in Richmond Hill on Jan. 4.

Const. Young Min von Seefried is facing one charge of sexual assault.

He is scheduled to appear in Newmarket court on July 21.

The SIU is an independent provincial agency that investigates all incident involving police that result in death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.

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