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
The News of Cumberland County well. The paper was successful during the 20th century, attaining a circulation of over 25,000, the highest of any New Jersey paper south of Camden. In 1989 the paper's owners, the Schofield family, sold it to the American Publishing Company (now the Sun-Times Media Group). The company subsequently sold the "Bridgeton Evening Times" to MediaNews Group in 1996. Advance Publications bought MediaNews' New Jersey and Pennsylvania newspapers in 2000. Advance renamed the paper "Bridgeton News"; the Millville zoned edition became the "Millville News". Both editions were merged on November 3, 2008 to form "The News of Cumberland County". In 2012