# Man denies knowing woman had been drugged before alleged assault

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/man-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-wife-of-tory-councillor-told-police-he-did-not-know-shed-been-drugged-by-husband-court-hears/
- Published: 2026-10-30T15:36:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T15:47:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16250779/Man-accused-sexually-assaulting-wife-Tory-councillor-told-police-did-not-know-shed-drugged-husband-court-hears.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Sanderson-Doyle said he did not know Joanne Young had been drugged.
- Her husband has admitted nearly 50 sex offences against her.
- Four men deny charges linked to alleged assaults from 2016 to 2023.

## Summary

A jury at Winchester Crown Court has heard that Connor Sanderson-Doyle told police he did not know Joanne Young had been drugged when he sexually assaulted her in 2016. He said he believed the encounter was consensual and stopped when he thought she was uncomfortable. The case is part of a trial examining whether four men knowingly took part in assaults arranged by her husband.

Philip Young, a former Tory councillor, has admitted nearly 50 sex offences against his wife over 13 years and is due to be sentenced after the trial. The four defendants, aged 32 to 62, deny offences including rape and sexual assault between 2016 and 2023; prosecutors say the effects of drugs on Ms Young were apparent, while the men are expected to argue they believed she consented. The trial is expected to last four weeks.

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