Zara Phythian and her husband Victor Marke have been found guilty of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl
Zara Phythian, a martial arts stuntman and actress who appeared in “Doctor Strange” (2016), was sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty in a child sexual abuse case. The news was revealed this Monday (16th) by peopleresponsible for informing that the actress’s husband, Victor Markewas also sentenced and found guilty.
The case was heard in the High Court of Justice of England, finding the pair guilty in a case from years ago, but brought to light recently, now with the 13-year-old – at the time – already an adult. While Phythian secured a lesser sentence, her husband mark was sentenced to 14 years in prison. “As Judge Mark Watson said ‘Marke was a driving force behind the abuse'”said the vehicle.
“Although you denied in cross-examination that you were in love with Victor Marke, based on the evidence I’ve heard, I have no doubt that your deviance was shaped by the influence he had on you from a young age.”he said Watson The Phythianaccording to information from BBC News.
Phythian was convicted of 14 counts of sexual activity with a child between 2005 and 2008, starting when the girl was 13 years old. In addition to the same 14 charges, mark was found guilty of four more counts of indecent assault against another girl from 2002 to 2003, when she was 15 years old. At the time of the accusations, both denied any act with a minor, but after the case was concluded, the justice managed to prove the contractor, the investigating officer did not fail to be ready about the case.
“I want to thank the two victims who showed great courage to come forward and speak about their ordeal”, Parminder Dhillon after the verdict. “While no punishment handed down by a court can undo the lifelong damage done to them, I hope they will take some degree of comfort in knowing that justice has now been done”, he added. (via The Nottingham Post)
“I hope this case serves as a reminder to others – that we treat all allegations of sexual abuse with the utmost seriousness and that even in cases where offenses took place many years ago, we will investigate thoroughly and do everything in our power to bring perpetrators to justice”declared the official.
Source: cinebuzz
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