A cop who is accused of attempting to rape a woman he was transporting from a set-up, is now the centre of an investigation by detectives from the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offence and Child Abuse (CISOCA).

Information reaching THE STAR is that the cop, who is attached to the Constant Spring Police Station, is alleged to have tried to rape a woman who is employed there.

When contacted yesterday, Head of CISOCA Deputy Superintendent Herfa Beckford confirmed the investigation but noted that it was in its initial stages and as such she could not divulge much information.

"Yes, there is such a case but investigations are in it's fresh stages," DSP Beckford also told THE STAR.

However, a police source from the St Andrew North Police told THE STAR that the incident reportedly occurred early Friday morning as the cop was taking the woman to her home after both had left the wake of a policeman, Constable Ainsworth Rushton.

Constable Rushton was mowed down on March 18 by a motorist who was reportedly stopped and subsequently told his vehicle would be seized.

After the wake, the accused policeman is said to have offered to take the woman home. During the journey it is alleged that he began making sexual advances at her.

"Investigations are underway and we can't say much yet, but it is being alleged that the policeman tried to rape the woman and there was even a scuffle during which the woman's clothes were torn," the source said.

The director of public prosecutions is also expected to rule on the matter.