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Royal editor admits phone tapping | Royal editor admits phone tapping |
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The royal editor of the News of the World has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to intercept voicemail messages. | The royal editor of the News of the World has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to intercept voicemail messages. |
Clive Goodman, 48, from London, was arrested after claims by the Prince of Wales's household of security breaches. | Clive Goodman, 48, from London, was arrested after claims by the Prince of Wales's household of security breaches. |
Glenn Mulcaire, 35, admitted the same charge and five counts of intercepting messages on the mobile phones of the likes of publicist Max Clifford. | |
Sentencing will take place after details of the case are outlined at an Old Bailey hearing in January. | Sentencing will take place after details of the case are outlined at an Old Bailey hearing in January. |
The other targets of Mulcaire's actions were said to include the Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes and model Elle Macpherson. | The other targets of Mulcaire's actions were said to include the Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes and model Elle Macpherson. |
Two other victims were in the sporting world - the chairman of the Professional Footballers Association, Gordon Taylor, and England footballer Sol Campbell's agent Sky Andrew. | Two other victims were in the sporting world - the chairman of the Professional Footballers Association, Gordon Taylor, and England footballer Sol Campbell's agent Sky Andrew. |
Court apology | |
The case came to light in November 2005 following the publication of a story in the News of the World about Prince William's knee injury. | |
William began to fear aides' mobile phone voicemail messages were being intercepted. | |
He wishes through me to take the first opportunity to apologise publicly to those affected by his actions. John Kelsey-Fry Clive Goodman's barrister href="/1/hi/uk/4775315.stm" class="">Q&A: Phone-tapping | |
His suspicions were raised further when an article by Mr Goodman claimed that the prince had been lent some broadcasting equipment by ITV's political editor, Tom Bradby. | |
Mr Bradby said that when he and William met later, "we both looked at each other and said 'Now, how on earth did that get out?'. | |
"... the answer we came up with is that it must be something like breaking into mobile answering machine messages." | |
Complaints by three staff at Clarence House sparked the police inquiry which was widened to examine whether other public figures had had calls intercepted. | |
Complaints from staff at Clarence House prompted the investigation | |
Goodman was suspended by the UK's best-selling newspaper after he was charged in August. | |
He was responsible for a raft of exclusives in his time and at 2002's Real Press Awards was named Royal Editor of the Year. | |
After the pleas were entered, Goodman's counsel John Kelsey-Fry said the journalist wanted to apologise to the members of the Royal Family concerned. | |
"He wishes through me to take the first opportunity to apologise publicly to those affected by his actions. | "He wishes through me to take the first opportunity to apologise publicly to those affected by his actions. |
"He accepts they were a gross invasion of privacy and Mr Goodman accepts that this characterisation is correct. | "He accepts they were a gross invasion of privacy and Mr Goodman accepts that this characterisation is correct. |
"He therefore apologises unreservedly to the three members of the royal household staff concerned and their principals, Prince William, Prince Harry and the Prince of Wales." | "He therefore apologises unreservedly to the three members of the royal household staff concerned and their principals, Prince William, Prince Harry and the Prince of Wales." |