A St Catherine man who is said to be a member of the St Catherine-based One Order gang was mercilessly beaten on Sunday, after he was accused of sexually molesting a 13-year-old girl.

After the assault, the man was left suffering from a broken hand and foot. He was taken to the Spanish Town Hospital for treatment and was subsequently admitted.

Reports are that the child was sexually molested on Saturday after she was offered a ride in a vehicle. The child reported her ordeal to the other thugs.

This did not go down well with the members of the gang and the accused was said to have been given a beaten after he was tried in a 'jungle justice court'.

"A nuff lick him get. Di baseball bat just a bounce off a him body, each time dem tek it to him," a resident said.

In the past, it is alleged that gang members would have been allowed to pick their sexual targets. However, there was apparently a change in the gang's operations.