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Man in UK charged with 56 sexual offences against ex-wife

Six men, including Philip Young, face over 60 sexual offence charges spanning 13 years; the victim waived anonymity and is supported by specialist officers, prosecutors said.

  • On Monday, the Crown Prosecution Service announced six British men, including Joanne Young's former husband, were charged with more than 60 sexual offences over 13 years and are due at Swindon Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
  • Following a Wiltshire Police investigation, prosecutors authorised charges alleging administering a substance to overpower Joanne Young, multiple rapes, voyeurism and possession of indecent or extreme images.
  • Police named Norman Macksoni, 47, Dean Hamilton, 47, Conner Sanderson Doyle, 31, Richard Wilkins, 61, and Mohammed Hassan, 37, detailing charges including rape, sexual assault, and possession of extreme images.
  • Joanne Young asked to be named and is receiving specialist support; Detective Superintendent Geoff Smith called the case a significant update and urged respect for her privacy.
  • The CPS said prosecutors established sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to proceed, with five other men on bail and Philip Young, 49, remanded and due at Swindon Magistrates' Court Tuesday.
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The British Philip Young and five other men were charged this Monday with a total of over 60 sexual offences committed against his wife Dominique Pelicot, sentenced to 20 years for sedating his wife and raping her for years together with dozens of men The British Philip Young and five other men were charged this Monday with a total of over 60 sexual offences committed against her today ex-wife, Joanne Young, for a period of 13 years, including r…

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The 49-year-old British Philip Young has been formally accused on Monday of having drugged and raped his wife for thirteen years in a row. And as in the Pelicot case, which shocked French society, he did not do so alone. Five other men abused the woman with Young’s complicity. They all face more than sixty sexual crimes against Young’s now ex-wife, who still retains her last name, Joanna Young.

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A case that echoes that of Frenchman Dominique Pelicot. In the United Kingdom, Philip Young, 49 years old, has been charged for having drugged and raped his ex-wife several times over a period of 13 years. Five other men are suspected of having also raped Joanne Young, 48 years old, who renounced her right to anonymity, says the police of Wiltshire on Monday.The police accused Philip Young, arrested and detained, of having "administered a substa…

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Monday, December 22, 2025.
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