Police Scotland
A SERVING police officer has been arrested in connection with a report of a serious sexual assault in Dumfries.
The 39-year-old man has been suspended from duty and released, Police Scotland said.
The development relates to an alleged incident in the town's St Mary's Street in the early hours of Thursday, August 23.
In a brief statement, the force confirmed that the man arrested last week is a serving police officer.
A police spokesman said: "He has been released on an investigative liberation.
"Inquiries are continuing."
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