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A former policewoman has been jailed for 22 months after seizing CCTV footage of a street bust-up to be used as a "tool to blackmail" Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard.
Helen Jones, 32, a former PC with Merseyside Police, obtained the footage by "flashing her warrant card" to the manageress of a bank.
The incident involved friends of Gerrard, the then-England captain, becoming involved in a row with other men at a bar near his home in Formby, Merseyside, which spilled out on to the street and was caught on the CCTV cameras of a nearby bank.
Local businessman Paul Lloyd, 35, claimed Gerrard "threw the first punch" but, at an earlier hearing, prosecutors said the Liverpool midfielder was acting as a peacemaker on the evening of August 4 2013.
Jones, formerly of Formby, now living in Chatham, Kent, did not deny improperly using her status as a police officer to get the CCTV and admitted misconduct in a public office but claimed she was doing a favour for a friend.
But during a three day hearing, known as a trial of issue last November, Judge Stuart Baker said he found her account "wholly implausible", ruling Jones acted for "base motives" and described her as a "practised and persistent liar".
He said the CCTV was secured to use it "possibly as a lever to cause Mr Gerrard to pay money to suppress it or, at the very least, to use it in a away which would potentially cause embarrassment, as has in fact occurred".
Jailing her today Judge Baker told the defendant: "This was deliberate and calculated misconduct in a public office."
The judge added: "You deliberately created a false impression in the mind of the bank manager that you were investigating a criminal offence.
"In fact you were on a mission to obtain that matter so that you could put it either directly or through an intermediary, who would use it for his own ends, which were nothing whatsover to do with a criminal investigation."
A former policewoman has been jailed for 22 months after seizing CCTV footage of a street bust-up to be used as a "tool to blackmail" Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard.
Helen Jones, 32, a former PC with Merseyside Police, obtained the footage by "flashing her warrant card" to the manageress of a bank.
The incident involved friends of Gerrard, the then-England captain, becoming involved in a row with other men at a bar near his home in Formby, Merseyside, which spilled out on to the street and was caught on the CCTV cameras of a nearby bank.
Local businessman Paul Lloyd, 35, claimed Gerrard "threw the first punch" but, at an earlier hearing, prosecutors said the Liverpool midfielder was acting as a peacemaker on the evening of August 4 2013.
Jones, formerly of Formby, now living in Chatham, Kent, did not deny improperly using her status as a police officer to get the CCTV and admitted misconduct in a public office but claimed she was doing a favour for a friend.
But during a three day hearing, known as a trial of issue last November, Judge Stuart Baker said he found her account "wholly implausible", ruling Jones acted for "base motives" and described her as a "practised and persistent liar".
He said the CCTV was secured to use it "possibly as a lever to cause Mr Gerrard to pay money to suppress it or, at the very least, to use it in a away which would potentially cause embarrassment, as has in fact occurred".
Jailing her today Judge Baker told the defendant: "This was deliberate and calculated misconduct in a public office."
The judge added: "You deliberately created a false impression in the mind of the bank manager that you were investigating a criminal offence.
"In fact you were on a mission to obtain that matter so that you could put it either directly or through an intermediary, who would use it for his own ends, which were nothing whatsover to do with a criminal investigation."
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There’s much romanticism in the idea that Steven Gerrard could end his Liverpool career by lifting the FA Cup this May, but the Reds must stay focussed to prevent a Cup upset against Championship side Blackburn Rovers at Anfield this Sunday.
Liverpool vs Blackburn Rovers
Sunday, 8th March; 4pm kick-off
FA Cup Quarter-Final
Anfield
A place in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley Stadium awaits the winner of this quarter-final clash and Brendan Rodgers will be desperate to see his team progress after Liverpool’s League Cup and Europa League exits in recent weeks.
The last time Liverpool played Blackburn was at Ewood Park in April 2012 when Kenny Dalglish‘s Reds beat Rovers 3-2 thanks to goals from Maxi Rodriguez (2) and Andy Carroll.
There are 24 league places separating the two teams going into the game — Liverpool having just beaten Rovers’ local rivals Burnley on Wednesday night, whilst Blackburn beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 last weekend.
888Sport have a great offer for This Is Anfield readers — you can get 5/2 on Liverpool winning .
However, Blackburn have a good record in the FA Cup this season, having dismissed Charlton and Swansea from the competition before humbling Premier League side Stoke City 4-1 in the fifth round.
Nevertheless Liverpool are in fine form, having picked up 29 points from their last 11 Premier League games.
The Reds have also found their scoring feet again, and in particular Jordan Henderson and Philippe Coutinho are beginning to score stunning goals for fun. Henderson is a very tempting 11/1 to score Liverpool’s opening goal for the third consecutive game, whilst Coutinho is 6/1 first goalscorer.
Daniel Sturridge‘s second-half header sealed the Reds’ 2-0 win over Burnley in midweek and the England international is 3/1 to net the opener against Blackburn.
Liverpool may hope to have Mamadou Sakho back from injury, but Steven Gerrard, Lucas Leiva, Jon Flanagan and Jordon Ibe are all sidelined through injury (though Ibe is cup-tied anyway).
Liverpool will want to look out for 25-year-old Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes, who has scored four goals in his last seven games and 13 for the season.
The match gets underway at 4pm on Sunday, 8th March 2015 and is live on BT Sport 1 in the UK.
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There’s much romanticism in the idea that Steven Gerrard could end his Liverpool career by lifting the FA Cup this May, but the Reds must stay focussed to prevent a Cup upset against Championship side Blackburn Rovers at Anfield this Sunday.
Liverpool vs Blackburn Rovers
Sunday, 8th March; 4pm kick-off
FA Cup Quarter-Final
Anfield
A place in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley Stadium awaits the winner of this quarter-final clash and Brendan Rodgers will be desperate to see his team progress after Liverpool’s League Cup and Europa League exits in recent weeks.
The last time Liverpool played Blackburn was at Ewood Park in April 2012 when Kenny Dalglish‘s Reds beat Rovers 3-2 thanks to goals from Maxi Rodriguez (2) and Andy Carroll.
There are 24 league places separating the two teams going into the game — Liverpool having just beaten Rovers’ local rivals Burnley on Wednesday night, whilst Blackburn beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 last weekend.
888Sport have a great offer for This Is Anfield readers — you can get 5/2 on Liverpool winning .
However, Blackburn have a good record in the FA Cup this season, having dismissed Charlton and Swansea from the competition before humbling Premier League side Stoke City 4-1 in the fifth round.
Nevertheless Liverpool are in fine form, having picked up 29 points from their last 11 Premier League games.
The Reds have also found their scoring feet again, and in particular Jordan Henderson and Philippe Coutinho are beginning to score stunning goals for fun. Henderson is a very tempting 11/1 to score Liverpool’s opening goal for the third consecutive game, whilst Coutinho is 6/1 first goalscorer.
Daniel Sturridge‘s second-half header sealed the Reds’ 2-0 win over Burnley in midweek and the England international is 3/1 to net the opener against Blackburn.
Liverpool may hope to have Mamadou Sakho back from injury, but Steven Gerrard, Lucas Leiva, Jon Flanagan and Jordon Ibe are all sidelined through injury (though Ibe is cup-tied anyway).
Liverpool will want to look out for 25-year-old Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes, who has scored four goals in his last seven games and 13 for the season.
The match gets underway at 4pm on Sunday, 8th March 2015 and is live on BT Sport 1 in the UK.
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