6 British men accused of more than 60 sexual assaults against the same woman

Six British men, including a woman’s former husband, have been charged with more than 60 sexual offenses against her over a 13-year period, British prosecutors announced Monday.

Philip Young, 49, faces 56 charges, including multiple counts of rape, administering a substance with intent to stun or overpower to enable sexual activity and voyeurism, the Crown said in a statement.

Young, also charged with possessing indecent images of children and other extreme images, was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) west of London, the statement said.

While British law automatically protects the identity of victims of sex crimes, Joanne Young, 48, voluntarily waived this right.

“She requested to be named in this press release and is supported by specially trained officers and partner agencies,” the agencies said in their statement.

The other men charged are Norman Macksoni, 47, Dean Hamilton, 46, Conner Sanderson Doyle, 31, Richard Wilkins, 61, and Mohammed Hassan, 37, the CPS said. They have been released on bail and are also due to appear in court.

“This is an important update in what is a complex and extensive investigation,” Detective Superintendent Geoff Smith of Wiltshire Police said in the statement.

Disturbing similarities with a previous case in France

Last year, a A 72-year-old French man has been found guilty of drugging and raping his wife. and inviting other men to rape her while she was unconscious for almost 10 years. Gisèle Pelicot also chose to waive her right to anonymity and faced her attackers in court.

All 50 of the man’s co-defendants, most of whom were accused of raping Pelicot while she was knocked unconscious, were also convicted.