India, July 5 -- An NYPD inspector has been suspended after a female officer accused him of sexually harassing her and assaulting her in his office. The lawsuit also claims he made inappropriate remarks to her.

Inspector Jeremy Scheublin joined the NYPD in 2002 and has been with the department for 24 years, winning numerous departmental awards for meritorious police duties as he rose through the ranks, according to the New York Times. He was the commanding officer of the NYPD's 46th Precinct in Fordham Heights, the Bronx, at the time of the alleged incident.

Last December, shortly before he was transferred, Bronx residents honored him during a precinct council meeting for "his commitment and service to the borough," Vanessa Gibson, the ...