An RCMP officer with the Buffalo Narrows, Sask. detachment has pleaded guilty to sexual assault and sentenced to a conditional discharge.

Const. Randy McKay was sentenced on Jan. 20 in Dillon, Sask. to a 12-month conditional discharge. He was also ordered to give a DNA sample.

The incident happened last May at a social gathering in Dillon, which is approximately 500 kilometres north of Lloydminster.

Sask. RCMP officer charged with sexual assault

Police launched a criminal investigation after receiving a complaint on June 1, 2015.

Const. McKay was charged on Oct. 21 with one count of sexual assault.

He was suspended with pay during the investigation.