A WOMAN cop has been suspended after colleagues discovered she was working as a hooker.

The WPC, 28, offers her services as a £100-an-hour escort on a website.

She was one of eight women and six men arrested by officers investigating prostitution and police corruption across Greater Manchester, Northumberland, Cleveland, Co Durham and the Scottish Borders. 

The cop, a member of the Northumbria force, is one of the so-called Notorious Girls on a website run by Neil Lock and wife Natalie.

The WPC is believed to be a hazel-eyed brunette who features on the site with the working name Kelly but with her face blanked out.

A source said: It is amazing that a serving officer got mixed up in this. She must have known she was gambling with her career.

Satisfaction

"If she is found guilty in a court or of an internal disciplinary offence then she is finished. She could never work as an officer again.

The site boasts: The Notorious Girls offer the finest value for money. Your satisfaction is guaranteed!!!

The girls pay £117.50 a week to be registered on the site.

Their charges range from £50 for half an hour to £1,650 for two girls for 24 hours.

Bentley-driving Mr Lock and his wife, both 27, live in a villa in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, with their two young children.

They insist they are not acting illegally. They claim payments to the escorts are for companionship only and anything else is a matter of choice between two or more consulting adults.

Northumbria Police said of the investigation: We can confirm that one of those arrested is a serving woman officer.