Queensland Police sergeant suspended after domestic sexual assault and suffocating charges

A police sergeant in one state has been suspended from duty after being charged with sexual assault and suffocating a person.

A Queensland Police sergeant has been stood down amid allegations he sexually assaulted and suffocated his partner while off duty.

Queensland Police on Friday confirmed the 51-year-old officer had on Thursday faced Brisbane Magistrates Court, where he was charged with three counts of sexual assault and two counts of suffocating in a domestic relationship.

The 51-year-old officer faced Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday.

He is due to reappear on July 18.

Police laid the charges after conducting an investigation into allegations the man had been involved in domestic violence while off duty.

The charges come at a time when the Queensland Police Service faces heightened scrutiny over its handling of domestic violence matters.

In May, the state government announced a four-month commission of inquiry into how police handled DV cases.

Another 39-year-old Queensland police officer was suspended for alleged domestic violence breaches on the same day the inquiry started in June.