 On 7 June, principally on the evidence of Keeler, Gordon was found guilty and sentenced to three years' imprisonment.The following day, Ward was arrested and charged with immorality offences.On 9 June, freed from Profumo's libel threats, "The News of the World" published "The Confessions of Christine", an account which helped to fashion the public image of Ward as a sexual predator and probable tool of the Soviets.