Father-of-three faces court over drugging, sexually assaulting ex-wife with five other men
There was no request for bail.
Young, a father of three, was also accused of possessing 230 indecent images of children. Of these, 139 were category A, which is considered the worst. The artist, who was allegedly found with three banned paintings and 82 extreme visuals, is allegedly facing one charge each of four types: “rape, animal, death and blood”.
Court sketch of Philip Young at Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. He is accused of 56 offences, including multiple rapes and administering drugs to his ex-wife Joanne Young to stun her.Credit: Illustration: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire
Court drawing of Norman Macksoni, Conner Sanderson Doyle, Richard Wilkins, Mohammed Hassan and Dean Hamilton, from left to right.Credit: Illustration: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire
The former local politician, formerly from the upscale Ash Brake area of Swindon and now living in Enfield, north London, was also accused of breaching Section 1 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 on at least 500 occasions. He also faces 13 voyeurism charges specific to the videos and voyeurism in “at least 200 other incidents.”
Young’s other defendants (all British men) appeared in the same court a few hours later.
Norman Macksoni, 47, of Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, was charged with one count of rape and possession of extreme images. Macksoni, wearing a dark gray suit, black shirt and tie, stated that he would not admit his guilt.
Norman Macksoni comes to court. He is accused of rape and possession of extreme images.Credit: access point
Dean Hamilton, 47, of Compton Dundon, Somerset, faces one count of rape and sexual assault by penetration and two charges of sexual touching. Hamilton, whose gray hair was shaved and wearing a white sweatshirt and light gray military trousers, also stated that he would not plead guilty.
Connor Sanderson Doyle, 31, of Crofton Road, Swindon, is charged with sexual assault by penetration and sexual touching. Doyle, who was wearing a white sweater and had her hair pulled back into a long black ponytail, did not make any requests.
Richard Wilkins, 61, of Toothill, Swindon, is charged with one count of rape and sexual contact. Wilkins, who had a shaved head and was wearing a waterproof hooded coat, did not enter a plea.
Mohammed Hassan, 37, of Torun Way, Swindon, is charged with sexual touching. Hassan, wearing a black hooded jacket, showed no signs of defence.
Dean Hamilton faces one count of rape and sexual assault by penetration and two counts of sexual touching.Credit: access point
All five men were bailed to attend Swindon Crown Court on January 23 on the condition that they surrender their passports and not go anywhere near Joanne Young’s home address or attempt to contact her in any way. Clarke warned men not to contact him in any way, directly or indirectly, by sending a letter to his home address, on social media or in person.
He told them, “This is for your benefit. If you get caught there, you’re back in there.” “You misunderstood and when you come back here you will face a completely different situation.”
All five men nodded when asked if they understood the bail conditions.
CPS specialist prosecutor James Foster said: “Our prosecutors worked to establish that there was sufficient evidence to charge and that it was in the public interest for the criminal investigation to continue.
Conner Sanderson Doyle is accused of sexual assault by penetration and sexual touching.Credit: access point
“We worked closely with Wiltshire Police as they carried out their investigation.”
Wiltshire Police Detective Superintendent Geoff Smith described it as a “complex and extensive investigation”. He added: “The victim in this case, Joanne, has automatically decided to waive her legal right to anonymity.
“He was supported by specially trained officers from the beginning of the process and made his decision after many discussions with officers and support services.”
Young was cabinet member for regeneration at Swindon borough council between January 2007 and May 2010, overseeing the £800 million ($1.6 billion) redevelopment of the town centre.
Richard Wilkins is accused of rape and sexual contact.Credit: access point
He said he left his position in 2010 to spend more time with his family.
Six months ago, Young described how he and his then-wife assisted in the home birth of their third child, minutes before paramedics arrived.
he said Swindon Advertiser: “We didn’t have time to call the ambulance beforehand. It didn’t even cross my mind. It happened and it happened.”
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“He was really almost level-headed. He was almost trying to be realistic and reassure Jo. “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous.
“The main thing was communication, talking to him about what was going on and him telling me how he felt.”
His ex-wife said at the time: “I can’t complain, she caught the baby so that’s good.”
Young most recently served as chief operating officer at Salesforce consulting firm Pracedo.
He joined the business in June 2023 “with 17 years of experience in the ecosystem running his own partner consultancy,” according to a now-removed bio on the company’s website.
He added: “In the past, Phil has delivered many global presentations with world-class international organizations focused on increasing ROI (return on investment) through high adoption at launch.”
Young has previously worked on projects for well-known names such as Aston Martin, Unilever and BP. His most recent posts on LinkedIn show him holding a trophy at an industry awards ceremony.
He graduated from the University of Westminster in 1998 with a degree in business studies and previously went to school at Bishop’s Stortford.
