BUCKSPORT – A 27-year-old Hermon man was arrested Thursday morning on a charge of gross sexual assault.

Police said Charles D. Scott II was arrested at 2:30 a.m. in a reported sexual assault that allegedly occurred in Bucksport earlier Thursday.

Scott was taken to Hancock County Jail in Ellsworth, where he was still in custody on Friday. Bail was set at $10,000 with surety, or $2,500 cash.

Police said the alleged victim is a 23-year-old Bucksport woman. They declined to release additional information about the incident, saying the case was still under investigation.