Cop admits having relationship with suspect

A police officer is facing jail after he had a sexual relationship with a suspect he was investigating, a court heard. PC Thomas Hill, 35,  admitted ‘wilfully misconducting himself in a public office’ by having a brief relationship with a woman under investigation between 9 and 23 December 2020. The relationship involved kissing, sexual contact and touching. Hill’s charge states his misconduct amounted to ‘an abuse of the public’s trust.’ Mr Kevin Baumer, representing PC Hill, told Southwark Crown Court:…