A police officer from Berlin allegedly raped a 24-year-old and beat her with her fists. The 45-year-old had been arrested on Thursday, prosecutors and police said. There is a danger of flight and blackout.

The official was strongly suspected, the night of December 14 in Berlin-Schöneberg, the woman in a car detained and mistreated. Against him is also determined on suspicion of assault.

With the 24-year-old, he should have initially agreed paid sexual intercourse. In order to enforce non-agreed sexual practices, he then raped the woman, it said in the message.