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Charlie Brooks bag contained Lesbian Lovers magazine, court told Charlie Brooks bag contained Lesbian Lovers magazine, court told
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A pornographic magazine was among the items that Rebekah Brooks's husband allegedly tried to conceal from police investigating the phone-hacking scandal, the Old Bailey has heard.A pornographic magazine was among the items that Rebekah Brooks's husband allegedly tried to conceal from police investigating the phone-hacking scandal, the Old Bailey has heard.
A cleaner who found a black bin liner containing some of Charlie Brooks's belongings in an underground car park at their Chelsea Harbour home was told if he had investigated the contents of the bag fully he would have found a magazine titled Lesbian Lovers and seven DVDs.A cleaner who found a black bin liner containing some of Charlie Brooks's belongings in an underground car park at their Chelsea Harbour home was told if he had investigated the contents of the bag fully he would have found a magazine titled Lesbian Lovers and seven DVDs.
Fernando Nascimento told the court that he found two bags within the bin liner – one a brown leather bag and another black nylon bag.Fernando Nascimento told the court that he found two bags within the bin liner – one a brown leather bag and another black nylon bag.
A photograph of the contents of the bag, which was found on the day of Rebekah Brooks's arrest in July 2011, showed that it also contained a jiffy bag and some paperwork.A photograph of the contents of the bag, which was found on the day of Rebekah Brooks's arrest in July 2011, showed that it also contained a jiffy bag and some paperwork.
Nascimento said he remembered there was a computer in one of the bags and an iPad in the other.Nascimento said he remembered there was a computer in one of the bags and an iPad in the other.
Neil Saunders QC, counsel for Brooks, asked him if he opened the jiffy bag which was also in the brown bag. Nascimento said he had not done so. Neil Saunders, counsel for Brooks, asked him if he opened the jiffy bag which was also in the brown bag. Nascimento said he had not done so.
Saunders then put it Nascimento: "If you had opened it [the jiffy bag], you would not have forgotten it because inside there was a magazine whose title was Lesbian Lovers." He added there were also seven DVDs in the bag, to laughter both in the dock where Charlie Brooks was sitting and among lawyers in the court room.Saunders then put it Nascimento: "If you had opened it [the jiffy bag], you would not have forgotten it because inside there was a magazine whose title was Lesbian Lovers." He added there were also seven DVDs in the bag, to laughter both in the dock where Charlie Brooks was sitting and among lawyers in the court room.
Nascimento said he did not speak English and did not remember.Nascimento said he did not speak English and did not remember.
Saunders put it to him: "There wasn't much writing on the magazine." Nascimento, who was giving evidence through an interpreter, joked that if he had known he might have taken the magazine.Saunders put it to him: "There wasn't much writing on the magazine." Nascimento, who was giving evidence through an interpreter, joked that if he had known he might have taken the magazine.
Allan Ramsey, the head of facilities at Chelsea Harbour, told the jury that after the bags were handed in he considered whether he should contact the owners or the police given the events of the day before, when Brooks had been arrested.Allan Ramsey, the head of facilities at Chelsea Harbour, told the jury that after the bags were handed in he considered whether he should contact the owners or the police given the events of the day before, when Brooks had been arrested.
He told the court he contacted Charlie Brooks, who told him the items had "been dropped off by a friend for him to collect and there had been some kind of mix-up."He told the court he contacted Charlie Brooks, who told him the items had "been dropped off by a friend for him to collect and there had been some kind of mix-up."
Ramsey said Brooks had told him this had happened about 8pm the previous evening, 17 July.Ramsey said Brooks had told him this had happened about 8pm the previous evening, 17 July.
On Tuesday the jury was shown CCTV footage that showed Brooks entering the underground car park with a jiffy bag and a computer just after noon on 17 July with the head of News International security allegedly picking these up two hours later.On Tuesday the jury was shown CCTV footage that showed Brooks entering the underground car park with a jiffy bag and a computer just after noon on 17 July with the head of News International security allegedly picking these up two hours later.
The prosecution claims the items were returned later that night after a police search of the Brooks's residence was completed.The prosecution claims the items were returned later that night after a police search of the Brooks's residence was completed.
Earlier the jury heard how Nascimento had found the black bin liner behind a black skip when he was emptying bins positioned in the car park on 18 July, the day after Rebekah Brooks was arrested.Earlier the jury heard how Nascimento had found the black bin liner behind a black skip when he was emptying bins positioned in the car park on 18 July, the day after Rebekah Brooks was arrested.
The jury heard that she had been arrested in Lewisham police station on 17 July just after noon and shortly afterwards her husband was seen entering the car park and disposing of a jiffy bag and a computer in the bin area.The jury heard that she had been arrested in Lewisham police station on 17 July just after noon and shortly afterwards her husband was seen entering the car park and disposing of a jiffy bag and a computer in the bin area.
Brooks denies he was trying to conceal evidence from the police, as does his wife.Brooks denies he was trying to conceal evidence from the police, as does his wife.
Nascimento said he took the black bin liner and opened it before taking the two satchels found inside to his supervisor at the apartment complex.Nascimento said he took the black bin liner and opened it before taking the two satchels found inside to his supervisor at the apartment complex.
A photo produced for the jury showed that one bag was a brown soft leather satchel and the other a black nylon bag emblazoned with the words "World Economic Forum", the official title for the Davos convention of world leaders that the jury has already heard Rebekah Brooks's attended annually.A photo produced for the jury showed that one bag was a brown soft leather satchel and the other a black nylon bag emblazoned with the words "World Economic Forum", the official title for the Davos convention of world leaders that the jury has already heard Rebekah Brooks's attended annually.
Brooks's counsel, Saunders, put it to Nascimento that someone had opened one of the computers and tried to enter a password twice the day they were found. The cleaner denied doing this.Brooks's counsel, Saunders, put it to Nascimento that someone had opened one of the computers and tried to enter a password twice the day they were found. The cleaner denied doing this.
Nascimento said he had opened one of the computers partially and had seen it was broken. "It was an old computer," he said, denying tampering with the evidence.Nascimento said he had opened one of the computers partially and had seen it was broken. "It was an old computer," he said, denying tampering with the evidence.
The trial continues.The trial continues.
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