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Philadelphia police officer faces perjury, falsification charges, DA says
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia police officer is facing perjury and falsification charges after allegedly lying under oath about observing two men engaged in an attempted illegal drug transaction in Kensington, prosecutors said.Officer James Saxton, 35, is alleged to have arrested one of the individuals without legal justification, and to have falsified official reports in April 2019."In order to earn the trust and cooperation of the public, we need police offers to tell the truth just like we need prosecutors to tell the truth," District Attorney Larry Krasner said.