Men on trial for assaulting woman drugged by husband say they thought it was ‘their kink’

Summary

Four men are on trial accused of sexually assaulting Joanne Young, a woman whose then husband drugged her for years and allowed her to be abused. Two of the four men told the court they were invited to the couple’s home through online adverts and a swinging website. One of them, who is accused of assaulting Young as she lay restrained and blindfolded, said he was a young man ‘trying out things’ and had no idea she had been drugged. Young has waived her legal right to anonymity.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   30 Oct 2026, 18:06 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that two of four men on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting Joanne Young, whose then husband drugged her for years, say they were invited to the couple’s home via online adverts and a swinging website and had no idea she had been drugged.