Top Cop Denies Making BigLaw Partner the 'Fall Guy' in Auto Arson
A senior British police officer reportedly admitted having an affair with a BigLaw partner’s wife.
But Chief Superintendent Jim Trotman, 45, insisted he didn’t torch his own car and then try to set up Eversheds litigation head Ian Gray as the “fall guy” in the arson, reports the BBC News and the Buteman.
Gray initially was arrested, although he was soon cleared. And now Trotman is on trial in Swindon Crown Court in the auto-arson case, accused both of seeking insurance money from the fire to buy another vehicle and deliberately pointing the finger at Gray.
“I have no reason to set him up,” testified Trotman. “Their marriage was over. It was not in my interest to harm Mr Gray. I was not setting him up in any way at all.”
Earlier coverage:
ABAJournal.com: “Wife’s Alleged Affair with Top Cop Puts BigLaw Partner on Witness Seat in High-Profile Arson Case”
