LONDON - A newspaper reported that police have arrested two men over an attempt to blackmail a member of the British royal family with a purported sex tape.
In response to queries about the report, London police said only that two men, 30 and 40, had appeared at a London court on Sept. 13 charged with blackmail. They were ordered detained until a hearing at London's CentralCriminal Court on Dec. 20. The force would give no details of the case or identify the suspects.
Buckingham Palace said it would have no comment on what it described as "a police matter."
The Sunday Times said the purported blackmailers had approached the unnamed family member and demanded $100,000 not to publicize a video supposedly showing the royal engaged in a sex act.
Front Section, Pages 5 on 10/29/2007