Cop ‘lied’ on his job application about sex offender

A police officer associated with a jailed sexual deviant lied on his job application about knowing the convict, a court heard. Alexander Topper, 27, strenuously denies pretending not to know the man, who is currently behind bars, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. Prosecutor Jonathan Bryan said: ‘When joining the police force an officer is required to declare any association he has with anyone with criminal convictions. ‘The Crown say that this is a situation where Mr Topper knew a defendant who…