A former British local councillor has pleaded guilty to nearly 50 criminal offences, including repeatedly drugging and raping his former wife over a period spanning more than a decade, with the alleged crimes occurring between 2010 and 2023 and a trial scheduled to begin in October. Gabrielle Nadler reports. Keywords for this article Source link
A former Tory councillor has pleaded guilty to drugging and raping his now ex-wife over more than a decade. Philip Young, 49, admitted 48 offences relating to Joanne Young, who has waived her legal right to anonymity, between 2010 and 2024. Image: Joanne Young. Pic: WILSAR The charges include multiple counts of voyeurism, sexual assault, rape and administering a substance with intent to stupefy Ms Young, 48, “to enable himself or another to engage in sexual activity with her”. Ms Young, who divorced him after his arrest in 2024, sat in court on the opposite side of the dock dressed in a long-sleeved black top, supported by her sister and a witness support officer. Four other men denied committing sexual offences against Ms Young, while a fifth is yet to enter pleas. Young, who served as a Conservative Swindon borough councillor, in Wiltshire, between 2007 and 2010, stood in the dock wearing a grey sweater. He confirmed his name and date of birth before entering his guilty pleas to the following charges, which took almost …
Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) has been sued by the ex-wife of a former congressional aide who is accusing the onetime Arizona senator of breaking up her 14-year marriage through “intentional and malicious interference,” according to a lawsuit filed in Moore County, N.C. The plaintiff, Heather Ammel, is accusing Sinema of seducing her ex-husband, who… Source link
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter James Cameron has delivered his verdict on the divisive ending to his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow’s Netflix movie A House of Dynamite. The film, which follows the minutes after a nuclear missile has been launched at the United States, was generally praised by critics with The Independent awarding it four stars. *Warning — Spoilers ahead for A House of Dynamite* However some viewers found the ending underwhelming, as the movie concludes ambiguously. The audience never learns whether the president (played by Idris Elba) has decided to let the missile hit Chicago in order to avoid a full-scale war or has chosen to retaliate. The actual impact of the missile is never shown. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Cameron said he recently had dinner with Bigelow and told her he loved the ending. James Cameron has delivered his verdict on …
