Former UK local politician pleads guilty to drugging, raping ex-wife
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Former UK town councillor Philip Young pleaded guilty to 48 offenses, including rape, drugging, and sexual assault, against his ex-wife, Joanne Young, between 2010 and 2023. The offenses occurred in the UK and involved administering substances to facilitate sexual activity, assault by penetration, voyeurism, and publishing obscene material. Young, a former Conservative Party member on the Swindon borough council, appeared at Winchester Crown Court. Five other men, Norman Macksoni, Richard Wilkins, Connor Sanderson Doyle, and Dean Hamilton, also appeared in court, charged with various sexual offenses against Joanne Young. Macksoni, Wilkins, and Doyle pleaded not guilty to their respective charges, while Hamilton has yet to enter a plea.
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