Ex-bodyguard for Rebekah Brooks charged in relation to UK phone hacking probe

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Ex-bodyguard for Rebekah Brooks charged in relation to UK phone hacking probe
By Associated Press,
Updated: Friday, May 3, 6:06 AM

LONDON — A man who provided protection for the former chief executive of News International has been charged in relation to Britain’s wide-ranging phone-hacking investigation.

Scotland Yard said Friday that David Johnson, 47, allegedly conspired with Rebekah Brooks and five others in July 2011 to conceal computers and other items from officers investigating allegations of phone hacking and corruption at British tabloids.

Johnson is charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. He will appear at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court on May 8.

Brooks and her husband, Charlie, have already been charged in relation to the scandal, which exploded at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. empire in 2011 and brought down the News of the World tabloid.


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[oldironside]

1. Once found guilty...

I'm sorry, I mean if found guilty, they need to be punished to the maximum the law allows. The maximum sentence for this offence is life imprisonment. Seems fair to me.

[dipsydoodle]

2. Sentencing guideline for concealing evidence is 4 months to 18 months,

possibly longer if serious crime....murder whatever.

[oldironside]

3. Oh, you're no fun.

Nail 'em up! Nail some sense into them!

[allan01]

4. re:. Ex-bodyguard for Rebekah Brooks charged in relation to UK phone hacking probe

so , a body guard gets charged and not rupert . hem