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 Sun (United Kingdom) January 2012, two current and two former employees were arrested. As of 18 January 2013, 22 "Sun" journalists had been arrested, including their crime reporter Anthony France. On 28 January 2012, police arrested four current and former staff members of "The Sun", as part of a probe in which journalists paid police officers for information; a police officer was also arrested in the probe. The "Sun" staffers arrested were crime editor Mike Sullivan, head of news Chris Pharo, former deputy editor Fergus Shanahan, and former managing editor Graham Dudman, who since became a columnist and media writer. All five arrested