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13/05/2010
Terry's Dad Admits Cocaine Charge
The father of England and Chelsea footballer, John Terry has pleaded guilty to dealing cocaine.
Appearing before Basildon magistrates, Edward Terry of Chafford Hundred, Essex admitted a charge of supplying the Class A drug.
The 56-year-old supplied it to an undercover newspaper reporter in a winebar in Chafford Hundred, in 2009.
"(He) was targeted by the News of the World," Terry’s counsel, Neil Saunders told the court.
"They spent seven weeks, four nights a week, trying to find out something about him to use on the front page."
Prosecutor Ricky Khagram said Terry had supplied drugs to a News of the World reporter called Dan Sanderson, posing as a chauffeur, and had been paid a total of £160.
Mr Saunders said Terry had been out with friends and had drunk a "considerable amount".
He added: "Of course he is embarrassed for the upset he has caused to his son - and that is the reason he was targeted."
Presiding magistrate John Toplis said the case was "unusual" and ruled that a Crown Court judge should pass sentence.
Terry was released on bail and will be sentenced at Basildon Crown Court on 1 June.
(NS/BMcC)
Appearing before Basildon magistrates, Edward Terry of Chafford Hundred, Essex admitted a charge of supplying the Class A drug.
The 56-year-old supplied it to an undercover newspaper reporter in a winebar in Chafford Hundred, in 2009.
"(He) was targeted by the News of the World," Terry’s counsel, Neil Saunders told the court.
"They spent seven weeks, four nights a week, trying to find out something about him to use on the front page."
Prosecutor Ricky Khagram said Terry had supplied drugs to a News of the World reporter called Dan Sanderson, posing as a chauffeur, and had been paid a total of £160.
Mr Saunders said Terry had been out with friends and had drunk a "considerable amount".
He added: "Of course he is embarrassed for the upset he has caused to his son - and that is the reason he was targeted."
Presiding magistrate John Toplis said the case was "unusual" and ruled that a Crown Court judge should pass sentence.
Terry was released on bail and will be sentenced at Basildon Crown Court on 1 June.
(NS/BMcC)
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