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A retired Calgary police officer has been charged with assault in connection with an incident that occurred while he was working as a patrol officer in District 1.

Police say the officer allegedly assaulted a man who was found lying on the ground kicking the doors of a business located on 7th Avenue between 2nd Street and 3rd Street S.W.

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The officer had found the man lying there around 1:20 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2018, when he was then arrested for public intoxication.

Eric Levesque is accused of assaulting the man before he was taken into custody, according to Calgary police.

After the alleged attack was reported to police, the professional standards section conducted an investigation before consulting with the Edmonton Crown Prosecutor’s Office.

A charge of assault was recommended.

Levesque was arrested and charged with one count of assault on Tuesday.