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| Journalist arrested in computer hacking probe | Journalist arrested in computer hacking probe |
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| A journalist has been arrested as part of the Metropolitan Police's inquiry into allegations of computer hacking. | A journalist has been arrested as part of the Metropolitan Police's inquiry into allegations of computer hacking. |
| The man, understood to be 28-year-old reporter Patrick Foster, was arrested in London as part of Operation Tuleta. | The man, understood to be 28-year-old reporter Patrick Foster, was arrested in London as part of Operation Tuleta. |
| The Met says he is "being questioned about alleged computer hacking relating to the identification of a previously-anonymous blogger in 2009". | The Met says he is "being questioned about alleged computer hacking relating to the identification of a previously-anonymous blogger in 2009". |
| It is believed it relates to the outing of an police blogger known as Nightjack, by the Times in 2009. | It is believed it relates to the outing of an police blogger known as Nightjack, by the Times in 2009. |
| He is the 11th person to be arrested by detectives from Operation Tuleta which is taking place alongside the phone-hacking scandal investigation, Operation Weeting. | He is the 11th person to be arrested by detectives from Operation Tuleta which is taking place alongside the phone-hacking scandal investigation, Operation Weeting. |
| Mr Foster was also arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. | Mr Foster was also arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. |
| He is being questioned at a north London police station. | He is being questioned at a north London police station. |
| 'I apologise' | |
| The Times, owned by News International, named Lancashire detective Richard Horton as the author of the blog in June 2009 after the High Court refused to grant him anonymity. | |
| The paper's then-legal manager Alastair Brett admitted at the Leveson Inquiry into press ethics that legal documents filed as part of the case did not give the "full story". | |
| Appearing at the Leveson Inquiry, Times editor James Harding apologised, saying, "As editor of the paper I'm responsible for what it does and what its journalists do. | |
| "I sorely regret the intrusion into Richard Horton's email account by a journalist. I'm sure that Mr Horton and many other people expect better of the Times, and so do I. So on behalf of the paper, I apologise." | |
| In his blog, Night Jack - An English Detective, Mr Horton chronicled his working life in an unnamed UK town with descriptions of local criminals and his struggle with police bureaucracy. | |
| It won the Orwell Prize for blogging in 2009, but he has not written since his identity was exposed. | |
| He was given a written warning by Lancashire Police, which said parts of his public commentary "fell short of the standards of professional behaviour expected of its police officers". | |
| Mr Horton is now claiming aggravated and exemplary damages from Times Newspapers for breach of confidence, misuse of private information and deceit. |