By Chloe Kim
BBC News
A Canadian Supreme Court justice facing a judicial conduct review has stepped down from his post, the Canadian Justice Council said.
Justice Russel Brown allegedly had a drunken altercation at an Arizona resort, which involved harassment of a female guest in January.
Mr Brown, who has denied the allegations, has been on leave since February.
The retirement ends the CJC's probe into his alleged misconduct.
There are differing accounts of the incident, which took place while Mr Brown, 57, was staying at the luxury Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, attending a gala celebrating a former colleague.
In a police report filed in January, a US Marine Corps veteran claimed Mr Brown touched a female guest without consent and that he later punched Mr Brown "a few times" during an argument.
Jonathan Crump, a 31-year-old mortgage adviser and US army veteran, told The Vancouver Sun that the judge was harassing his female friend after they met Mr Brown in the resort bar late on 28 January.
He said he was irritated by what he claimed was the judge's boastful behaviour and that the judge later followed the group back to their room.
Following the publication of that story, Mr Brown released a statement, saying that "in light of the false statements in the media by Mr Jonathan Crump, I am compelled to respond".
He confirmed parts of Mr Crump's account, saying he joined the group at the table but "did not speak or otherwise engage with him".
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