James Bowers was sentenced today after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office. Prosecutors said he passed information about three incidents -- one involving the 2-year-old daughter of model Katie Price and singer Peter Andre -- to the Rupert Murdoch-owned The Sun tabloid.
The 30-year-old was arrested as part of Operation Elveden, an investigation into police corruption.
The inquiry is running alongside investigations into phone and computer hacking sparked by revelations that reporters at Murdoch's now-shuttered News of the World tabloid regularly intercepted voicemails.