Phone Hacking/Bribery Scandal Timeline(01 of60)
Open Image ModalMarch 2002: Days after the disappearance of 13-year old Milly Dowler, British tabloid News of the World began intercepting Dowler's voicemail messages.
April 2002(02 of60)
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Open Image ModalJuly 8, 2011(11 of60)
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Open Image ModalJuly 13, 2011(15 of60)
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Open Image ModalAugust 16, 2011(23 of60)
Open Image ModalClive Goodman, a former News of the World reporter, has alleged that there was a massive coverup of phone hacking at the tabloid. He was arrested for phone hacking in 2007, and now claims that former editor Andy Coulson offered to let him keep his job in exchange for saying that he was the only person at the tabloid who hacked phones. The allegations are deeply damaging to Coulson and Rupert and James Murdoch, who have all maintained that they knew nothing about phone hacking. (credit:Getty)
August 18, 2011(24 of60)
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Open Image ModalSeptember 13, 2011(28 of60)
Open Image ModalNews International announces the discovery of thousands of new documents related to phone hacking. (credit:Getty)
September 19, 2011(29 of60)
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Open Image ModalOctober 21, 2011(33 of60)
Open Image ModalRupert Murdoch faced angry shareholders at News Corp.'s annual meeting. Shareholder after shareholder vented frustration with the company, and Murdoch struggled to remain calm, losing his temper at one point. (credit:AP)
October 24, 2011(34 of60)
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Open Image ModalDecember 7, 2011(41 of60)
Open Image ModalGlenn Mulcaire was arrested.
December 8, 2011(42 of60)
Open Image ModalNew emails between James Murdoch, Colin Myler and Tom Crone could be damaging for Murdoch's defense. Murdoch reveals that Myler emailed him in 2008, asking for a meeting about the Gordon Taylor affair. Also attached to the message was a series of emails between Myler and Tom Crone, which referenced phone hacking and Glenn Mulcaire. (credit:Getty)
December 20, 2011(43 of60)
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Open Image ModalFebruary 17, 2012(48 of60)
Open Image ModalNews Corporation Chief Rupert Murdoch leaves his London home, on February 17, 2012. Rupert Murdoch said on February 17 he will launch a Sunday version of his top-selling British tabloid The Sun 'very soon', as he sought to boost morale among staff left angry and hurt by a wave of arrests. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
February 26, 2012(49 of60)
Open Image ModalNews Corporation Chief Rupert Murdoch holds up a copy of the newly launched 'The Sun on Sunday' newspaper as he leaves his London home on February 26, 2012. Rupert Murdoch's Sun on Sunday tabloid hit news stands on Sunday, replacing the defunct News of the World with a pledge to meet high ethical standards after a 'challenging' chapter in its history. AFP PHOTO/CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
February 28, 2012(50 of60)
Open Image ModalBritish police gave former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks a retired police horse to look after, it was confirmed on Feb. 28. The Metropolitan Police insisted it was not a gift horse. They said it was loaned to Brooks under a program that allows people to care for retired service animals. (credit:Getty)
February 29, 2012(51 of60)
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Open Image ModalApril 24, 2012(54 of60)
Open Image ModalFormer News International chairman James Murdoch adjusts his tie as he arrives at the High Court to give evidence to The Leveson Inquiry on April 24, 2012 in London, England. This phase of the inquiry into the culture, practice and ethics of the press in the United Kingdom is looking at the owners of various media groups. Rupert Murdoch, owner of News Corp, will give evidence tomorrow. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
April 26, 2012(55 of60)
Open Image ModalNews Corp Chief Rupert Murdoch (L) and wife Wendi Deng (R) are driven away from the High Court in central London on April 26, 2012 after Rupert Murdoch's second and final day of giving evidence at the Leveson Inquiry. Rupert Murdoch admitted on April 26 there was a 'cover-up' over phone hacking at Britain's News of the World tabloid but tried to shift the blame away from himself and senior executives at his media empire. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty)
May 1, 2012 (56 of60)
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Open Image ModalIt was announced that Rebekah Brooks will face criminal charges over phone hacking. The Crown Prosecution Service said that Brooks "conspired with her husband, Charles Brooks, and others to pervert the course of justice." She was charged along with five others. (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
May 30, 2012 (58 of60)
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