A 23-year-old woman from Ohio is facing charges of rape and aggravated robbery following an alleged attack on a taxi driver earlier this year.

Brittany Carter is accused of performing a sex act on the driver while a male accomplice threatened him with a knife. The incident occurred in the city of Fremont.

Police say Carter entered the taxi with 20-year-old Cory Jackson and a third passenger who has not yet been identified at 4.24 am on January 28.

In addition to the assault Carter and Jackson allegedly took $32 from the driver's wallet.

Detective Lt. Robert Ring of Findlay police department said of the sexual assault: "We don't know why she did it. Maybe it was a distraction because they took money from him."