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Sun deputy editor denies charges over alleged payments to public officials Sun deputy editor denies charges over alleged payments to public officials
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The Sun's deputy editor, Geoff Webster, has pleaded not guilty to two charges relating to accusations that he authorised payments to public officials for stories.The Sun's deputy editor, Geoff Webster, has pleaded not guilty to two charges relating to accusations that he authorised payments to public officials for stories.
The 53-year-old from Cranbrook in Kent has been charged with conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office between January 2004 and 31 January 2012 together with others on the paper.The 53-year-old from Cranbrook in Kent has been charged with conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office between January 2004 and 31 January 2012 together with others on the paper.
The second offence relates to an allegation that in November 2010, Webster authorised a payment of £1,500 for a photograph allegedly supplied by an unknown public official.The second offence relates to an allegation that in November 2010, Webster authorised a payment of £1,500 for a photograph allegedly supplied by an unknown public official.
Webster denies both charges and entered his plea at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.Webster denies both charges and entered his plea at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.
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