Ottawa police officer charged with assault for on-duty incident

An Ottawa police constable has been charged with assault for an incident that occurred while the officerwas on duty, police say.

In a news release Tuesday, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) said Const. Muhammad Omair Khan, 41, has been charged with one count of assault.

The charge relates toanallegation of assault against a youth who wasin policecustodyon Nov.6, 2022, police said.

Khan was released and assigned to administrative dutiespending a court date set for next month.

The OPS did not provide any further details about the incident.