A policeman has been taken into custody for the alleged rape of a woman colleague.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Les Green told The Gleaner that the policeman was interviewed yesterday and a ruling from the director of public prosecutions is now pending.

Raped on duty

The Gleaner reported last Tuesday that the woman constable was raped while on duty.

The woman has since been reassigned, The Gleaner understands, and is receiving full support from the constabulary.

The incident had drawn outrage from several quarters, with senior members of the police force condemning the act.