A man accused of raping a woman advertised for sex by her husband online has told a court she ‘participated’ and he believed she had consented.
Former Tory councillor Philip Young, 50, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of drugging and sexually abusing his wife, Joanne Young, during a 13-year period at their home in Swindon, Wiltshire.
Four other men are on trial at Winchester Crown Court accused of sexually abusing Ms Young, who has waived her right to anonymity.
Norman Macksoni, 48, of Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, who has denied one count of rape in February 2017, told the court that he had joined
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