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Ex-cop receives conditional discharge in assault case

Robert Power, 41, leaving Regina Provincial Court on Feb. 12, 2014. Matt Myers / Global News

REGINA – A judge has ordered a former Regina police constable to pay $1,000 to Regina’s detox centre.

Robert Power, 41, was found guilty of assault on Feb. 12 following a May 2012 incident when Power kicked an intoxicated man and later lied about it.

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He was fired by the Regina Police Service in March 2013.

Power will also spend a year on probation and may have to attend counseling for anger management.

The judge said Power needed to be held to a higher standard than the general public.

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