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Coleen Rooney blackmailer 'demanded £5,000 for stolen photos'
Published Tuesday, Dec 13 2011, 09:57 GMT | By Daniel Sperling | Add comment
The man who allegedly attempted to blackmail Coleen Rooney demanded £5,000 for the safe return of private family photographs.
Lee Platt pleaded guilty in August to threatening to sell pictures obtained from the presenter's lost camera, which included images of her husband Wayne Rooney and their infant son Kai.
Manchester Crown Court heard yesterday that Platt was offered £200 from Wayne's agent for the safe return of the camera last year, but turned him down claiming that he would like to "make a bit of cash".
He then allegedly demanded £1,000 from the footballer's club Manchester United, before upping his price to £5,000 following claims that Wayne cheated on Coleen with a prostitute while she was pregnant.
"[Platt] said the bad publicity would mean the photos would be worth more to OK! and Hello! than before," United's players' liaison manager Barry Moorhouse told the court.
According to The Sun, Platt and several co-conspirators were caught when an undercover policeman arranged a fake sales meeting in September 2010. The officer was apparently shown 11 sheets of 400 thumbnail images carrying the fingerprints of Platt and his girlfriend.
Platt admits blackmail and handling stolen goods, while two more deny charges.
The case continues.
Lee Platt pleaded guilty in August to threatening to sell pictures obtained from the presenter's lost camera, which included images of her husband Wayne Rooney and their infant son Kai.
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Manchester Crown Court heard yesterday that Platt was offered £200 from Wayne's agent for the safe return of the camera last year, but turned him down claiming that he would like to "make a bit of cash".
He then allegedly demanded £1,000 from the footballer's club Manchester United, before upping his price to £5,000 following claims that Wayne cheated on Coleen with a prostitute while she was pregnant.
"[Platt] said the bad publicity would mean the photos would be worth more to OK! and Hello! than before," United's players' liaison manager Barry Moorhouse told the court.
According to The Sun, Platt and several co-conspirators were caught when an undercover policeman arranged a fake sales meeting in September 2010. The officer was apparently shown 11 sheets of 400 thumbnail images carrying the fingerprints of Platt and his girlfriend.
Platt admits blackmail and handling stolen goods, while two more deny charges.
The case continues.
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