A policeman attached to the St. James Division is now behind bars accused of sexual assault.

The 42 year old Police has allegedly been engaging in sexual activities with a girl who is below 16 for the past two months.

He was arrested during a joint operation carried out by members of the Anti-Corruption Branch and the Centre for the Investigation of  Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) after a complaint was made.

The policeman is scheduled to appear in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court today.