DES MOINES, Wash. (AP) — A Renton police officer has been arrested after a woman said he assaulted her.
KOMO-TV reports Des Moines Police arrested the officer Saturday for second-degree assault with sexual motivation, but he is no longer in custody.
The woman told police the man asked her to meet him at a park where he hit her after encouraging her to drink wine and telling her to remove her clothes.
The officer has denied the assault and claims the woman was a confidential informant.
Neither the officer or the woman have been identified.
According to Des Moines police, this is the park where a woman claims she was assaulted by a Renton police officer early Saturday morning.
Per DMPD, the Renton officer was arrested for second-degree assault w/sexual motivation. He’s currently out of custody. pic.twitter.com/7rfzRNJBIL
— Steve McCarron KOMO (@SteveTVNews) August 13, 2019