Overview
- Wiltshire Police charged Philip Young, 49, with 56 sexual offences, including rape and administering substances to facilitate sex, plus voyeurism and possession of child sexual abuse material.
- The alleged victim, 48-year-old Joanne Young, waived her legal right to anonymity after consultations with investigators and support groups.
- A Swindon magistrate confirmed the charges, ordered Young held on remand, and scheduled the Crown Court hearing for 23 January.
- Co-defendants Norman Macksoni, Dean Hamilton, Conner Sanderson Doyle, Richard Wilkins and Mohammed Hassan were charged in connection with more than 60 alleged offences and released on bail with conditions.
- Police described the inquiry as complex with limited details disclosed, and coverage has compared the pattern of alleged abuse to France’s Pelicot case.