Winchester, United Kingdom, Oct 28, 2026 (AFP) - UK wife drugged, raped by husband woke up blindfolded, court hears

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A woman who was raped and drugged by her then-husband over a 13-year-period said she would often wake up blindfolded and in restraints, a British court heard Wednesday. Four men are on trial at a court in southern England accused of abusing Joanne Young after being invited by her husband to have sex with her, without her consent, between 2016 and 2023. Philip Young, 50, has pleaded guilty to multiple sexual offences including drugging and raping......

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