Man accused of raping woman on United flight

The 40-year-old was taken into custody, but has since been released.

A man was arrested after he was accused of raping a woman on a United flight.

Police at London's Heathrow Airport were alerted to "an incident" on an inbound trans-Atlantic flight from Newark, New Jersey, on the morning of Jan. 31.

"Officers met the aircraft on arrival and arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of rape," London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement to ABC News. "He has been released under investigation."

The woman is "being supported by specialist offers and enquiries are ongoing," officials explained.