A British man was charged with repeatedly drugging and raping a girl who’s now his ex-wife over the course of 13 years, officers mentioned Monday. 5 different males have been additionally charged with sexual offenses towards the identical lady.
Philip Younger, previously of Swindon however now residing in Enfield, was charged with 56 sexual offences, together with a number of counts of rape and administering a substance with the intent to “stupefy” Joanne Younger, 48, between 2010 and 2023, the Crown Prosecution Service and Wiltshire Police mentioned in a joint assertion.
Whereas British legislation robotically protects the identification of the victims of sexual crimes, Joanne Younger has voluntarily waived this proper.
“She has requested to be named on this press launch and is being supported by specifically skilled officers and associate companies,” the companies mentioned of their assertion.
Phillip Younger, who stays in custody, was additionally charged with voyeurism, possession of indecent photographs of youngsters and possession of maximum photographs, CBS Information’ associate community BBC Information reported.
It was not instantly made clear when the Youngs divorced.
The 5 different males charged with sexual offenses towards Joanne Younger have been launched on bail, police mentioned.
All six males are set to seem at Swindon Magistrates’ Court docket in southwest England on Tuesday. It wasn’t instantly clear if that they had authorized illustration.
Final yr in France, Gisèle Pelicot‘s ex-husband and dozens of different males have been convicted of sexually assaulting her between 2011 and 2020. In a landmark verdict that drew worldwide consideration, Dominique Pelicot — who admitted to drugging and raping Gisèle repeatedly over the course of virtually a decade and welcoming dozens of different males to assault her as effectively — was sentenced to twenty years in jail, whereas sentences for many of the different defendants ranged from three to fifteen years imprisonment.
