A Fairfax County police sergeant was arrested Saturday in Virginia on charges of aggravated sexual battery, the department said.
Police identified the sergeant in a release as Matthew Sylvester, of Warrenton. He was arrested around 1 a.m. by the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office on two counts of aggravated sexual battery.
The charges stem from an off-duty incident involving two individuals who were known to Sylvester, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
Sylvester, 40, is a 16-year police veteran who works in the Internal Affairs Bureau.
Additional details regarding the arrest were not immediately made available by police.
Sylvester is on administrative leave pending the investigation.
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