JEFFERSON COUNTY — A 46-year-old Mt. Vernon man currently being held in a Louisiana jail has been charged in Jefferson County with criminal sexual assault for allegedly forcing an underage girl to have sex.

Arlondo K. Henson was formally charged Thursday in Jefferson County Court with Class 1 felony criminal sexual assault.

According to court records, prosecutors claim that on Oct. 17, 2010, Henson had non-consensual sexual contact with a minor.

Henson is currently being held in the St. Martin Parish Jail in Louisiana on a charge of sexually assaulting a juvenile.

According to local news stories, Henson was arrested April 15, in St. Martin Parish and is being held on formal charges of first-degree rape and one count of carrying of firearm by convicted felon.

Henson will ultimately be brought back to Illinois to face the charge in Jefferson County where his bail is set at $100,000.