british actress Zara Phythian, known for her role in the film “Doctor Strange”, was sentenced by the Court of Nottingham, in the United Kingdom, for sexual crimes against minors.
According to information published by the BBC, she and her husband, Victor Marke, They would have repeatedly sexually abused a 13-year-old girl between 2005 and 2008.
During his defense at Nottingham court, Marke admitted having sex with the victim.but when she was 18 years old, and assured that Phythian had not participated.
For its part, Phythian strongly denied that she and her husband were involved with the minor.
It was these contradictions and the evidence presented before the court, which caused the defense of the couple fell apart as the investigation progressed.
During inquiries it was discovered that Phythian and Marke had committed more sexual crimes against other minors. Phythian was charged with 14, while Marke was involved with 18.
Furthermore it was mentioned that Victor Marke was involved with a 15-year-old girl between 2002 and 2003, time in which he abused her repeatedly.
Currently, the couple are in the custody of Nottingham authoritiespending sentencing for the aforementioned crimes.
The verdict is expected to be announced on May 16. If found guilty, he would spend several years in prison without bail due to the seriousness of the crimes.
Zara Phythian and Victor Marke are recognized for teach martial arts classes and do action scenes in movieswhich is why she landed a role in “Doctor Strange” in 2016.
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