Authorities have said that The Air Force official in charge of its sexual-assault prevention program was arrested for groping.

Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski was removed from his position as head of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office pending an investigation.

The incident happened just after midnight Sunday when a drunken Krusinski allegedly approached a woman in a parking lot in Arlington, Va., and grabbed her part so her anatomy, according to a police report.

Police said the woman fought off her assailant and scratches can be seen on Krusinski’s face in his mug shot. He was charged with sexual battery.

Lt. Col. Laurel Tingley has confirmed he has been removed.

His arrest comes as the U.S. military grapples with sexual assault in its ranks. The Air Force recently came under fire when a commander reversed a guilty verdict in a sexual assault case.