WESTERN BUREAU:

A prominent Montego Bay-based doctor was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $250,000 in the city's Resident Magistrate's Court on a charge of rape.

Dr Garfield Campbell, a 34-year-old family practitioner who operates his private practice from a Corner Lane address in Montego Bay, was jailed at the Montego Freeport lock-up last Saturday after a patient reported that he had sexually assaulted her during an examination.

It is alleged that the incident took place when the complainant visited Campbell's office on October 18, complaining of a medical condition.

The woman subsequently made a report tothe police, who arrested Campbell after investigations.

In the meantime, the police are appealing to persons who might have fallen victims of similar crimes to visit the Area One Crime Office, located at Sewell Avenue in Montego Bay.

Campbell is scheduled to return to court on November 19.