(KLZA)-- A Humboldt man was arrested Monday by Nebraska State Patrol investigators, at his home for first-degree sexual assault and third-degree sexual assault.

33-year-old James Cherry, an employee with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services was arrested following an investigation into a reported sexual assault of a co-worker.

The investigation began when State Patrol Investigators received a report from the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services about an assault that allegedly occurred at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution in October of 2022.

Cherry was lodged in the Johnson County Jail in Tecumseh.