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Ex-Husband and Five Others Charged With More Than 60 Sexual Offences Against One Woman

The CPS authorised prosecutions following a Wiltshire Police investigation, with the alleged victim waiving anonymity.

Overview

  • Philip Young, 49, faces 56 counts including 11 rapes, administering a substance to overpower, voyeurism, and possession of indecent and extreme images.
  • Young has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Swindon Magistrates' Court on December 23.
  • Five other men — Norman Macksoni, Dean Hamilton, Conner Sanderson Doyle, Richard Wilkins and Mohammed Hassan — have been charged with offences including rape, assault by penetration and sexual touching.
  • The five co-defendants have been released on bail and are scheduled to appear at the same court on December 23.
  • The alleged offences occurred between 2010 and 2023, and Joanne Young, 48, has asked to be named and is receiving specialist support, with police inviting information via 101 or Crimestoppers.