SCENARIO: Police Perjury

A police officer arrives at the scene of a report of an assault and observes a woman crying with a bruised eye and a bloody nose. She tells the officer that her boyfriend beat her up. The officer asks the boyfriend, who is still present at the scene, if he assaulted the woman. The boyfriend refuses to answer, but there is blood on his hand and there is nobody else at the apartment. The officer arrests the boyfriend for assault.

At trial, during the officer's testimony, the prosecutor asks, "Did you see who assaulted the woman?"

The police officer replies, "Yes, it was her boyfriend," and then points to the defendant.

QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED: Did the police officer commit perjury? Explain why or why not.

Your answer should inlcude the definitions and elements of perjury that you provided in the 5 questions above.