A senior off-duty police officer has been charged with assaulting two men after allegedly intervening in a scuffle at a house before backup arrived.
The 55-year-old superintendent will face court to answer three counts of assault causing bodily harm following the incident at Stanmore, in Sydney's inner west, on September 21.
Two men aged 18 and 31 suffered bruising and one of them, a shoulder injury after being hurt by the officer, investigators will allege.
"Those gentlemen were arrested for trespass and assault offences and an off-duty officer intervened in the interim," acting Assistant Commissioner David Driver said on Friday.
The superintendent was only charged after a review of the evidence in their cases, involving analysis of CCTV from the scene.
Mr Driver would not give further details of the circumstances that led to the altercation but noted the policeman involved was highly experienced.
He would also not confirm if the officer lived in the area where the events unfolded.
The superintendent was issued with a court attendance notice on Thursday, nearly a month after the incident, after an investigation by detectives from the force's Professional Standards Command.
Police said the officer's employment status was under review and he was no longer in the workplace but had previously been based in Sydney's central metropolitan region.
He is due to face Downing Centre Local Court on December 5.
