Thursday, July 28, 2011

Another slain girl's mom targeted by UK tabloid's detective

In the U.S., Rupert Murdoch's ownings include Fox "News", New York Post, and the Wall Street Journal

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43928825/ns/world_news-europe/

7/28/2011

The mother of a murdered British schoolgirl was targeted by a private investigator working for Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, her charity said on Thursday, reigniting a phone-hacking scandal that has shaken his global media empire.

The Phoenix Foundation, a children's charity that Sara Payne co-founded after her daughter was killed by a pedophile in 2000, said her details were found in notes kept by investigator Glenn Mulcaire, employed by the top-selling tabloid.

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Brooks said the tabloid had supplied Sara Payne with a mobile phone to help her with her "Sarah's Law" campaign, which sought reforms to allow parents to discover whether convicted pedophiles were living in their area.

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