A 35-year-old in-house compliance officer working for Bank of America Merrill Lynch is facing assault charges in Hong Kong after an incident involving police officers.*

Samuel Bickett, an American, appeared before the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Monday morning, charged with one count of common assault and one count of assaulting a police officer. The court will hear the case on February 4 and Bickett has been released on bail. He is able to leave Hong Kong, according to local press reports.