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Editor charged in royal phone tap case
Prince Charles, others may have had their cell-phone calls intercepted
The Associated Press
Updated: 5:48 p.m. ET Aug 9, 2006
LONDON - An editor at a large British newspaper=20
and another man were charged with conspiring to=20
intercept phone messages Wednesday, as police=20
investigate allegations of eavesdropping on=20
officials working for Prince Charles.
Clive Goodman, 48, editor of the royalty section=20
for the News of the World tabloid, and Glen=20
Mulcaire, 35, are suspected of conspiring to=20
intercept the messages on eight occasions between=20
January and May, London=92s Metropolitan Police said.
Both were released on bail and ordered to attend an Aug. 16 court hearing.
The two were arrested Tuesday, along with an=20
unidentified 50-year-old man who was later released.
Police said their seven-month investigation began=20
with complaints from the prince=92s Clarence House=20
office about intercepted messages. Authorities=20
say the investigation has gone beyond Clarence=20
House to include other public figures =97 though=20
police have not provided specifics.
They say the phone intercepts may have=20
compromised security around some public figures.
Charles=92 office has declined to comment on the case.
Anti-terrorism officers are leading the=20
investigation, and police say they are working=20
with phone companies in an effort to identify all=20
those whose conversations were intercepted.
Embarrassing eavesdropping in 1989
Eavesdropping is a sensitive issue for the royal=20
family, as Charles was the victim of an=20
embarrassing incident in 1989. The prince and his=20
current wife, Camilla, were recorded having an=20
explicit phone conversation while he was still married to Princess Diana.
The Sun tabloid later published the transcripts,=20
and ran excerpts of a conversation between Diana=20
and a man who affectionately called her =93Squidgy.=94
Police said they did not believe the phones of=20
any members of the royal family had been targeted.
The News of the World, the country=92s biggest=20
circulation paper, has been at the center of=20
several embarrassing legal battles in recent=20
months related to its aggressive pursuit of journalistic firsts.
A jury ruled earlier this month that the=20
newspaper libeled a Scottish politician by=20
claiming he took drugs and visited sex clubs, and=20
awarded him $380,000. In another case,=20
prosecutors dropped an investigation linked to=20
the newspaper=92s star investigative reporter when=20
a witness testified he was paid for his story.
The royals have also been at the center of a=20
series of security lapses in recent years, one of=20
which also involved a tabloid newspaper.
Daily Mirror reporter Ryan Parry got hired at=20
Buckingham Palace as a royal footman in 2003,=20
just before U.S. President George W. Bush stayed at the palace.
In 2004, protesters dressed as Batman and Robin climbed onto a palace balco=
ny.
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Editor charged in royal phone tap case <br>
Prince Charles, others may have had their cell-phone calls
intercepted<br><br>
The Associated Press<br><br>
Updated: 5:48 p.m. ET Aug 9, 2006<br><br>
LONDON - An editor at a large British newspaper and another man were
charged with conspiring to intercept phone messages Wednesday, as police
investigate allegations of eavesdropping on officials working for Prince
Charles.<br><br>
Clive Goodman, 48, editor of the royalty section for the News of the
World tabloid, and Glen Mulcaire, 35, are suspected of conspiring to
intercept the messages on eight occasions between January and May,
London=92s Metropolitan Police said.<br><br>
Both were released on bail and ordered to attend an Aug. 16 court
hearing.<br><br>
The two were arrested Tuesday, along with an unidentified 50-year-old man
who was later released.<br><br>
Police said their seven-month investigation began with complaints from
the prince=92s Clarence House office about intercepted messages.
Authorities say the investigation has gone beyond Clarence House to
include other public figures =97 though police have not provided
specifics.<br><br>
They say the phone intercepts may have compromised security around some
public figures.<br><br>
Charles=92 office has declined to comment on the case.<br><br>
Anti-terrorism officers are leading the investigation, and police say
they are working with phone companies in an effort to identify all those
whose conversations were intercepted.<br><br>
Embarrassing eavesdropping in 1989<br><br>
Eavesdropping is a sensitive issue for the royal family, as Charles was
the victim of an embarrassing incident in 1989. The prince and his
current wife, Camilla, were recorded having an explicit phone
conversation while he was still married to Princess Diana.<br><br>
The Sun tabloid later published the transcripts, and ran excerpts of a
conversation between Diana and a man who affectionately called her
=93Squidgy.=94<br><br>
Police said they did not believe the phones of any members of the royal
family had been targeted.<br><br>
The News of the World, the country=92s biggest circulation paper, has been
at the center of several embarrassing legal battles in recent months
related to its aggressive pursuit of journalistic firsts.<br><br>
A jury ruled earlier this month that the newspaper libeled a Scottish
politician by claiming he took drugs and visited sex clubs, and awarded
him $380,000. In another case, prosecutors dropped an investigation
linked to the newspaper=92s star investigative reporter when a witness
testified he was paid for his story.<br><br>
The royals have also been at the center of a series of security lapses in
recent years, one of which also involved a tabloid newspaper.<br><br>
Daily Mirror reporter Ryan Parry got hired at Buckingham Palace as a
royal footman in 2003, just before U.S. President George W. Bush stayed
at the palace.<br><br>
In 2004, protesters dressed as Batman and Robin climbed onto a palace
balcony.<br><br>
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Gloucester, MA 01930-8008<br>
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Fax: (978) 546-9467<br>
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