Island RCMP officer pleads guilty to assault
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Posted: Jun 18, 2012 4:25 PM AT
Last Updated: Jun 18, 2012 5:56 PM AT
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An Island RCMP officer has pleaded guilty to assault.
Staff Sgt. Kenneth Paul Spenceley made a brief court appearance Monday to plead guilty to one count of assault in Charlottetown provincial court.
A charge of breaking a stay away order was dropped.
Spenceley assaulted a man May 23 at a residence in Charlottetown.
Investigators say the two men knew each other and Spenceley was off-duty at the time.
He'll appear in court Aug. 8 for sentencing.
RCMP are conducting an internal investigation.
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