US EditionMan in UK charged with 56 sexual offences against ex-wife
Philip Young faces 56 charges including rape and drugging over 13 years; five other men also charged in a case supported by specially trained officers.
- 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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A 49-year-old Britishman is suspected of having drugged and raped his ex-wife for more than a decade. He is scheduled to appear today in court. In this case, four other men have been charged, including rape.
A 49-year-old British man, charged with several rapes on his ex-wife, who was previously drugged, was detained after his appearance on Tuesday in court, a case in which five other men were charged with the same act.
In a case that recalls, for the prolonged abuse and alleged use of incapacitating substances, the Pelicot trial in France and last week's conviction in Germany against a Spaniard who drugged and raped his wife for years, British justice has accused a former conservative councillor and five other men for sexual offences allegedly committed for more than a decade against the same victim.
A former Tory councillor has appeared in court accused of drugging and raping his ex-wife over a 13-year period. Philip Young, 49, and five other men are charged with more than 60 counts of rape and sexual offences against Joanne Young, 48. Young appeared at Swindon Crown Court on Tuesday, where he was charged with 56 offences. These include multiple counts of rape and administering a substance intended to drug Joanne. He is also charged with vo…
Husband Accused of Drugging and Raping Ex-Wife Over 13 Years, 5 Others Facing Sexual Offense Charges
Victim Joanne Young, 48, has waived her legal right to anonymity ahead of court proceedings against her ex-husband, Philip Young, 49, and five others in the U.K.Press Association via AP Images A sketch of Philip Young appearing at the U.K.'s Swindon Magistrates' Court on Dec. 23, 2025NEED TO KNOWOn Tuesday, Dec. 23, Philip Young appeared at Swindon Magistrates' Court in England, having been charged with 56 sexual offensesMultiple counts of rape,…
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