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
Rebekah Brooks chairman of the organisation Women in Journalism, and has served as a judge for the "Guardian Student Media Awards" in November 2003 and the tenth annual Police Bravery Awards in July 2005, the latter sponsored by "The Sun". In June 2009, it was announced that she would leave "The Sun" in September 2009, to become chief executive of the newspaper's parent company, News International. Dominic Mohan was named her successor as editor of "The Sun". Brooks received £10.8m for leaving News International. In September 2015 Brooks was reappointed as CEO of News UK, the renamed News International. A police enquiry