Jury selected for trial of four accused of sexually assaulting man’s drugged ex-wife
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Mon, 26 October 2026
1 report- The Guardian World17:51first to report
Mr Justice Saini tells the eight men and six women at Winchester crown court the case is likely to be upsetting Jurors being selected for the trial of four men accused of sexually assaulting the ex-wife of a former Conservative councillor, who has admitted repeatedly drugging and raping her, have been warned the case is likely to be upsetting. Philip Young, 50, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of abuse against his former wife, Joanne Young, who has waived her right to anonymity. Continue...
Tue, 27 October 2026
2 reports- newburytoday.co.uk13:48
Four men allegedly recruited by her husband have gone on trial for allegedly abusing Joanne Young who has waived her right to anonymity.
- The Guardian World15:29
Four men on trial charged with sexually assaulting Joanne Young while she was sedated, restrained and blindfolded A woman’s world was “tilted on its axis” when she discovered that for years her former husband had been drugging her and inviting men into their family home to sexually assault her while she was restrained and blindfolded, a court has been told. Philip Young, 50, advertised his then wife, Joanne Young, on dating and swinging websites, presenting it as a “kink” for both of them,...
Wed, 28 October 2026
3 reports- El Mundo (Spain)17:40
El proceso sienta en el banquillo a cuatro hombres que niegan los cargos y que habrían participado en los abusos con la colaboración de Philip Young, quien se declaró culpable en enero Leer
- The Guardian World18:22
Jury at Winchester crown court sees video evidence by Joanne Young in trial of four men accused of sexual assault A woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by men invited by her ex-husband into their family home described how she would wake in the middle of the night restrained and blindfolded and feeling “hazy”. Joanne Young said that on one occasion she managed to remove her blindfold and was shocked to glimpse a stranger in her bedroom whom her then husband, Philip Young, had allegedly...
- nzherald.co.nz19:20
Phillip Young admitted to 11 rapes and 11 counts of administering a substance with intent.
Fri, 30 October 2026
1 report- The Guardian World18:06
Two of four men on trial say they met couple via online ads and swinging website and had no idea wife had been drugged Men accused of sexually assaulting a woman whose then husband drugged her for years and allowed her to be abused have described being invited to the couple’s home via online adverts and a swinging website. One of those accused of assaulting Joanne Young, who has waived her legal right to anonymity, as she lay restrained and blindfolded said he was a young man “trying out...
Mon, 2 November 2026
6 reports- The Guardian World16:59
Connor Sanderson-Doyle is one of four men accused of sexually abusing Joanne Young, who was repeatedly assaulted by her husband, Philip Young A man has told a court he believed a woman who was repeatedly raped and drugged by her husband had consented when he answered an advert to have sex with her. Former Tory councillor Philip Young has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of drugging and sexually abusing his wife, Joanne Young, during a 13-year period at their home in Swindon, Wiltshire....
- The Guardian World17:56
The husband, who cannot be named to protect his victim, has already pleaded guilty to a number of offences carried out at the couple’s Stockport home Nine men have gone on trial accused of being involved in the abuse of a woman who was drugged, raped and sexually assaulted by her husband while he “lived a double life masked in respectability”. The husband, who cannot be named in order to protect the anonymity of his victim, has already pleaded guilty to a number of offences against his wife...
- Le Figaro (France)19:07
Le tribunal de Manchester juge neuf hommes accusés de diverses infractions sexuelles contre une femme abusée par son mari. Il s’agit de la deuxième affaire du même genre actuellement en procès au Royaume-Uni.
- localnews8.com19:09
By Issy Ronald, Kara Fox, Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Manchester, England (CNN) — Nine men accused of taking part in or helping to facilitate the abuse of a woman, whose husband drugged and sexually assaulting her for more than two decades, appeared in court Monday for the start of their trial in Manchester, England. The accused
- lbc.co.uk19:13
The prosecutor said all the defendants knew the wife was not a willing participant, was not consenting and they did not reasonably believe she was consenting
- Novinky (Czechia)20:24
V Británii začal v pondělí soud s devíti muži obviněnými ze zneužívání ženy, kterou manžel omámil a sexuálně napadal. Hrůzné činy se odehrávaly v domě páru ve Stockportu v severozápadní Anglii.
Tue, 3 November 2026
1 report- The Guardian World17:47
Nine men stand trial in Manchester accused of participating in abuse at couple’s home in Stockport, or encouraging it online The Stockport man who drugged, raped and sexually assaulted his wife found “many, many men whose fantasy is an unconscious and unresponsive woman” to allegedly participate in her abuse, a court has heard. Nine men are on trial at Manchester Minshull Street crown court, accused of either participating in the abuse, which took place at the couple’s home, or encouraging it...