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
Geoff Webster Geoff Webster Geoff Webster (born Geoffrey B. Webster; 1959) is the deputy editor of "The Sun" newspaper in the UK (currently suspended due to criminal charges brought under Operation Elveden). In 2003 the deputy editor of the "News of the World", Rebekah Brooks, was appointed editor of the "Sun" newspaper. Shortly after arriving Brooks moved Webster from his job as associate editor/head of pictures at the News of the World, appointing him associate editor at the Sun, effectively making him "third in command" on the paper. Webster was promoted to joint deputy editor of the "Sun", along with Simon Cosyns,