A FORMER GGPD sergeant has been arrested and charged with several sexual offenses (Shutterstock).

Charles “Chuck” Starnes, a former sergeant with the Garden Grove Police Department, has been charged with sexually assaulting two employees in separate incidents.

According to the GGPD, Starnes, 52, retired while under investigation for allegations of sexual harassment.

The Orange County District Attorney charged Starnes on Oct. 16 with one felony count of kidnapping to commit a sex offense, one felony count of sexual penetration by a foreign object by force, one felony count of sexual penetration by a foreign object involving an intoxicating or controlled substance and one felony count of assault with intent to commit a sexual offense.

He faces a maximum sentence of seven to 14 years in state prison if convicted on all counts.

On Thursday, the the U.S. Marshals Service, in cooperation with the California Highway Patrol, served an arrest warrant and took Starnes into custody. The criminal charges against him were unsealed by an Orange County Superior Court Judge on Friday.

The investigation is ongoing. The GGPD is continuing to cooperate with the OCDA’s office.