Guilty plea: Ted Terry outside court
The father of Chelsea and
England defender John Terry has pleaded guilty to dealing
cocaine.
Edward Terry, 56, of Chafford Hundred, Essex, admitted at
Basildon Magistrates' Court to supplying a class A drug.
The court was told he supplied the drug to an undercover
newspaper reporter in a winebar in Chafford Hundred in November
last year.
Neil Saunders, for Terry, said his client had been 'targeted' by
journalists because he was John Terry's father.
Mr Saunders said his client was 'embarrassed' because of the
upset caused to his son. Terry will be sentenced at Basildon Crown
Court on June 1 and was released on bail.
Prosecutor Ricky Khagram said Terry had supplied drugs to a News
of the World reporter called Dan Sanderson and been paid a total of
£160.
Magistrates' chairman John Toplis said sentencing should be
decided by a Crown Court judge, not by magistrates. Terry
spoke only to confirm his personal details and enter a guilty
plea.
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