Extract from Hunt's depositions in the Godber Trial
in relation to his own Criminal Acts and Misdeeds
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True.
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Yes.
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Q. You have written, or had written for you, some newspaper articles?
Which received widespread publicity?
You were paid for them?
A.
of course.
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I suppose this must be the only appearance you have made
which hasn't been paid for?
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Not yet; and I don't expect to be either.
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How much were you paid by the Daily Express?
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£3,740 plus all syndication rights.
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What do they come to?
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About £20,000.
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So you got about £23,000 out of it?
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Not yet - about £3,000.
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The rest of it is coming?
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A.
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I hope so.
, did you try and stop the publication of those articles?
Yes, I did.
Yes. Was that because of these court proceedings?
Yes.
Was it your idea to try and stop publication?
Yes, I thought it was unwise.
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Q.
Anyone else try to persuade you to stop publication?
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No.
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0.
Why did you want to stop it?
I thought it would be untimely. I had second thoughts about it. Why would it be untimely?
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I though it cast a doubt on my credibility.
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Were those newspaper articles true?
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Some of them vere.
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Some of them were false, were they?
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No, some had been padded. For example, the photograph outside the
villa was the hotel where we were staying, it wasn't the villa.