Woman’s world ‘tilted on axis’ on learning husband invited men to sexually assault her, court told
Four men on trial charged with sexually assaulting Joanne Young while she was sedated, restrained and blindfolded A woman’s world was “tilted on its axis”…
The Guardian reports that four men on trial charged with sexually assaulting Joanne Young while she was sedated, restrained and blindfolded A woman’s world was “tilted on its axis” when she discovered that for years her former husband had been drugging her and inviting men into their family home to sexually assault her while she was restrained and blindfolded, a court has been told.
This lifestyle story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Joanne Young, Businessman Philip Young and Winchester.
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