A Minnesota state trooper is accused of groping one of his colleagues after a training in central Minnesota in August.

The trooper — a 30-year-old man — is charged with one count of fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct, a gross misdemeanor. Court documents show he was escorted from the training site after the incident and placed on administrative leave. The Minnesota State Patrol said Wednesday he remains on paid investigatory leave.

A criminal complaint states on Aug. 6, a group of state patrol trainers went out for drinks at a bar on the grounds of Camp Ripley after recertification training there.

While there, the charged trooper was "visibly intoxicated," according to the complaint, and made advances toward another trainer before groping her outside the bar. Another trooper intervene

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