PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Police Tuesday said they had arrested a 50-year-old businessman during a sting operation as investigations continued into allegations that sacked government minister Dr. Glen Ramadharsingh had a woman perform sexual acts on him when she went for assistance to fast track an application with the Housing Development Corporation (HDC).

The police said that the businessman from Central Trinidad is expected to be charged with perverting the course of justice.

They said the man, whose name has not been released as yet, had gone to the home of the woman who made the allegation of sexual misconduct against the sacked minister and allegedly offered her a substantial amount of money to drop the investigation and withdraw from the case.