The police said shortly before 9pm that they had arrested a 61-year-old man on Monday morning in relation to such offences and that their enquiries were continuing.
Less than 45 minutes later the Policy & Resources Committee issued a statement.
‘The committee has been informed that Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq was arrested yesterday and is now the subject of a police investigation.
‘The remaining members of the committee have unanimously agreed that Deputy Le Tocq will not participate in any committee business while the police investigation is ongoing.
‘The committee will not be commenting further at this time.’
Police added: ‘We would remind the community that this investigation is ongoing and no one has been charged with any offence at this stage.
‘We will not provide further commentary while the investigation continues.’
Less than a month ago, immediately after the election, Deputy Le Tocq, who finished in ninth with 8,002 votes, was seen as the front runner for the presidency of Policy & Resources.
He finished third in a three-way election but was returned unopposed to the senior States committee and retained his previous role as external relations lead.
He was the island’s senior politician between 2014 and 2016.
