Charlie Brooks (racehorse trainer) on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. They were charged with perverting the course of justice in May 2012. Charlie and Rebekah Brooks appeared in court at the Old Bailey on 26 September 2012. Rebekah Brooks faced three charges and Charlie Brooks one charge of conspiring to pervert the course of justice by concealing material from police officers. Their trial started in October 2013. In Brooks' own defence, his lawyer called him "foolish," "stupid" and "not academically gifted". One character witness, Sara Bradstock, told the court how he drank a pint of washing up liquid to get
Metropolitan Police role in the news media phone hacking scandal July 2011, Cook and his wife were believed to be preparing a legal action against the "News of the World", Marunchak, Miskiw and Mulcaire. Marunchak was also identified by BBC as the "News of the World" executive who had arranged for someone to plant a Trojan on the computer of a former British intelligence NCO, Ian Hurst. In 2000, Rees was sentenced to seven years in prison and served five. Upon release in 2005, he resumed his private investigative work for "News of the World", where Andy Coulson by that time had succeeded Rebekah Brooks as editor. Coulson has maintained