Former UK local politician pleads guilty to drugging, raping ex-wife

Philip Young admits to 48 offences committed betwixt 2010 and 2023 ‍against ex-wife Joanne Young.

A erstwhile British municipality councillor has admitted to drugging and raping his ex-wife implicit the people of much than a decade, alongside 5 different men besides charged with intersexual offences against her.

Philip Young, 49, who served connected Swindon borough assembly successful the southbound of England, pleaded blameworthy connected Friday to ​48 offences committed betwixt 2010 and 2023 ‍against ex-wife Joanne Young, who prosecutors antecedently said had waived her ineligible close to anonymity.

Appearing astatine Winchester Crown Court, the erstwhile Conservative Party section person pleaded blameworthy to 11 ‍counts of ⁠rape, 11 counts of administering a substance with intent to stupefy to let intersexual activity, 7 counts of battle by penetration and 4 counts of intersexual assault.

He besides pleaded blameworthy to ‌14 counts of voyeurism, including 1 number which stated Young recorded his ex-wife “on nary less than 200 occasions”, and a complaint of publishing obscene articles by publishing ‌photos and images of her “on ⁠no less than 500 occasions”.

Five different men besides appeared successful the court, charged with intersexual offences against Joanne Young, the Press Association quality bureau reported.

Norman Macksoni, 47, and Richard Wilkins, 61, some pleaded not blameworthy to 1 number of rape.

Wilkins besides pleaded not blameworthy to 1 complaint of battle by penetration.

Connor Sanderson Doyle, 31, pleaded not blameworthy to intersexual battle by penetration and intersexual touching.

Dean Hamilton, 47, is yet to participate a plea to 1 number of rape, arsenic good arsenic 2 counts of intersexual battle and 1 number of battle by penetration.

Mohammed Hassan, 37, pleaded not blameworthy to intersexual touching.

The 5 men were each granted bail and are owed to basal proceedings connected October 5, said PA.

Joanne Young, 48, was contiguous successful tribunal with her sister and a subordinate of witnesser support.

Last year, Wiltshire Police detective superintendent Geoff Smith described the lawsuit arsenic a “complex and extended investigation”, noting that the unfortunate had waived her “automatic ineligible close to anonymity”.