# Defendant says he believed woman consented after answering husband’s advert

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/man-accused-of-sexually-abusing-woman-claims-vile-husband-who-drugged-her-used-them-as-pawns-in-his-sick-little-game/
- Published: 2026-11-03T18:40:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T18:47:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16262577/man-accused-sexually-abusing-woman-drugged-husband-pawns-game.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Sanderson-Doyle denies sexually assaulting Joanne Young.
- He says he believed she had consented.
- Her husband has admitted offences over 13 years.

## Summary

Connor Sanderson-Doyle told Winchester Crown Court he believed Joanne Young had consented when he answered an online advert placed by her husband, Philip Young. He denies sexual assault by penetration and sexual touching; his account is part of a trial involving four men accused of sexual offences against her.

Sanderson-Doyle said he stopped when he thought Joanne Young was unhappy and described her husband as having used others as “pawns”. Philip Young has admitted drugging and assaulting his wife over 13 years, including nearly 50 sexual offences. The other defendants, Norman Macksoni, Richard Wilkins and Mohammed Hassan, have also denied the charges against them.

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