Summary Graham Johnson admitted guilt Thursday and will be sentenced Nov. 27.
LONDON (AP) - A former journalist with British tabloid the Sunday Mirror has pleaded guilty to hacking into voicemails in pursuit of an exclusive story.
The 46-year-old had turned himself in to police after learning of the arrest of colleagues on similar charges.
Johnson said he was taught how to hack into voicemails by a supervisor and had used the technique in 2001 while investigating a possible affair between a soap opera actress and a gangster. He told the court he didn t know the hacking was illegal when he did it.
District Judge Quentin Purdy praised Johnson for confessing his crime.
Britain s long-running phone hacking scandal has led to the closure of the News of the World tabloid and numerous arrests.
