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| Sun journalist and prison officer charged in payments probe | Sun journalist and prison officer charged in payments probe |
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| A journalist and a prison officer will be charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office over payments to officials, prosecutors say. | A journalist and a prison officer will be charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office over payments to officials, prosecutors say. |
| The Sun's chief foreign correspondent Nick Parker will be charged with three counts of conspiracy. | The Sun's chief foreign correspondent Nick Parker will be charged with three counts of conspiracy. |
| Lee Brockhouse, an officer at HMP Swaleside prison, Kent, will be charged with one count of misconduct and one of conspiracy. | Lee Brockhouse, an officer at HMP Swaleside prison, Kent, will be charged with one count of misconduct and one of conspiracy. |
| They will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 11 July. | They will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 11 July. |
| The charges are a result of the Met Police's investigation into alleged payments made to public officials by journalists, known as Operation Elveden. | |
| The charges allege that information provided by Mr Brockhouse related to the movement of prisoners, prison procedures and methods used by prisoners to smuggle items into prison, the CPS said. | The charges allege that information provided by Mr Brockhouse related to the movement of prisoners, prison procedures and methods used by prisoners to smuggle items into prison, the CPS said. |
| Gregor McGill, a senior lawyer with the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "It is alleged that on two occasions The Sun newspaper paid money to a public official in exchange for the unauthorised disclosure of information to Nick Parker relating to well-known individuals. | Gregor McGill, a senior lawyer with the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "It is alleged that on two occasions The Sun newspaper paid money to a public official in exchange for the unauthorised disclosure of information to Nick Parker relating to well-known individuals. |
| "It is also alleged that between 23 April 2007 and 27 October 2009, The Sun newspaper paid £1,750 to prison officer Lee Brockhouse for the unauthorised disclosure of information to Nick Parker. | "It is also alleged that between 23 April 2007 and 27 October 2009, The Sun newspaper paid £1,750 to prison officer Lee Brockhouse for the unauthorised disclosure of information to Nick Parker. |
| "Additionally, it is alleged that Lee Brockhouse provided similar information to the People newspaper, for which he was paid £900." | "Additionally, it is alleged that Lee Brockhouse provided similar information to the People newspaper, for which he was paid £900." |
| The charges that Mr Parker faces also allege that during two periods in 2009 he "conspired together with a public official, namely a police officer, to commit misconduct in a public office". | The charges that Mr Parker faces also allege that during two periods in 2009 he "conspired together with a public official, namely a police officer, to commit misconduct in a public office". |