Eastern Ont. OPP officer given suspended sentence over domestic incident

BELLEVILLE, Ont. -- An eastern Ontario provincial police officer has been given a suspended sentence for assaulting his domestic partner.

The officer, whose name can't be released under a publication ban, pleaded guilty to assault and two counts of mischief last December.

He'd originally being charged with aggravated assault and the mischief offences.

Besides the suspended sentence, he was put on probation for two years at his sentencing hearing in Belleville court.

The officer was charged after he broke a woman's jaw and caused other injuries by throwing heavy objects at her in May of 2012.

The man has been suspended from duty with pay since he was charged, and an internal OPP investigation is underway.