Being famous has its good and bad points. Being related to a celebrity also has its highs and lows. The mother of British soccer star John Terry knows this first-hand.

Terry’s mother was sold out to The Sun by two police officers and a prison guard. As reported in www.standard.co.uk.

Of course this is not the first scandal involving allegations of corruption and bribery by tabloid newspapers.

Former Surrey Police constable Alan Tierney pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to selling details about the mother of former England football captain John Terry being arrested in 2009. He had held Sue Terry and the Chelsea star’s mother-in-law Sue Poole on suspicion of shoplifting.

It turns out the dynamic duo stole more than $1000 worth of merchandise from Tesco and Marks & Spencer in Weybridge.

This is not the first time the police officer in questions has leaked info, he also admitted handing over information about the arrest of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, 65,who was involved in a fracas with his Russian lover Ekaterina Ivanova, 23.

This is abysmal behavior from those hired to protect and serve. What they are serving is their own self interests.