Zara Phythian

Phythian's husband Victor Marke was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment for jointly abusing the same victim, as well as the indecent assault of a second girl.

They will be sentenced on Monday but the judge has told them to expect a ‘considerable period of custody’ —marking the end of their careers, in martial arts and film, if not the end of their toxic relationship. Marke was convicted of a further four charges of indecently assaulting another girl, aged 15 at the time, between 2002 and 2003. ‘I don’t wish to be rude but Vic is not the prettiest picture and Zara is a very pretty girl. ‘Then, out of nowhere, she dumped him and just said he was mean to her. Later she said she had been accused of rape and sexual abuse. She liked the fighting element and wanted to compete.’ Mr Phythian says: ‘It was a difficult one for her mum and me because Zara was exceptionally bright. Marke was 22 years older than Zara, his wife had recently had their baby — and he was supposed to be Zara’s teacher, not her lover He used his power and influence as a master of martial arts to dominate and control young girls.’ ‘Victor groomed Zara as well as his other victims,’ a former training partner of the couple said last week. Zara and her husband (pictured) were arrested in March 2017 on suspicion of sex crimes involving the girl. On Wednesday, Zara, 37, and her husband were found guilty of grooming and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old schoolgirl.

Zara Phythian was jailed for eight years for the historic sexual abuse of a girl who was aged between 13 and 15 and her husband Victor Marke sentenced to 14 ...

All the pain, anger and disgust and shame I felt is now on you. She had no make-up on and her face was pale and tear-streaked. She also spoke about feeling scared and intimidated by them. “I have become an adult now. The statement described more about the impact on her health, two years of turmoil and how she realised she was abused. The second statement was then read out to the court, which detailed the impact on the victim that Marke and Phythian jointly abused.

The couple, who got together near Zara's 20th birthday and later married, both vehemently denied the accusations at their Nottingham Crown Court trial, but were ...

She smiles as she waves to someone in the public gallery. Victor Marke is crying as he sees people in the public gallery. Zara Marke is wearing her hair in a messy bun, a grey top and bottoms. All the pain, anger and disgust and shame I felt is now on you. Mr McGrath is addressing the judge. “The Markes worked together to exploit and abuse a girl for their own sexual gratification.

"Doctor Strange" actress Zara Phythian was sentenced to eight years after she was convicted of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl alongside her husband.

"I just did whatever they asked me to do. I love you all." "I knew it was wrong, but I just didn't know how to get out of the situation or say anything," the victim said in court, according to the BBC.

Zara Phythian and her husband Victor Marke, who was given a 14-year sentence, jointly abused their victim over a three-year period.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. You were clearly aware of the first incident but pretended to be asleep. In her evidence to the court, Phythian said she was given a chance to star in films after being “spotted” at a martial arts contest in the United States. The victim, who cannot be named, told the court Marke threatened her and ordered her to film some of the abuse at the hands of the “Jekyll and Hyde” couple. Jurors were told the abuse of the couple’s joint victim began when Phythian, then in her early 20s, asked her “Do you want to play dare?” and invited her to copy a sex act she had performed on Marke. The judge said Marke, who was found guilty of four indecent assault charges relating to another under-age girl he abused at least eight times between 2002 and 2003, had shown a “high level of depravity” during the offences.

The actress was convicted alongside her martial artist husband, Victor Marke, who was said to be the 'driving force' behind the sexual abuse.

She said the couple had abused her once or twice a month from 2005, and said Marke had sex with her on at least 20 occasions. But in 2017 she was arrested alongside Marke, when a woman came forward alleging the couple had repeatedly sexually abused her from the age of 13. Phythian, who met her future husband when she was aged 14 and he was 37, began her move career after being spotted at a martial arts competition in the United States.

Phythian, 37, who was jailed along with her husband Victor Marke, now 59, abused an underage girl at least eight times between 2002 and 2003.

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Zara Phythian and husband Victor Marke were both found guilty of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.

"Although no punishment handed down by a court can undo the lifelong damage caused to the them, I do hope they take some degree of comfort from the knowledge that justice has now been done." The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages. Phythian was convicted on Wednesday of 14 charges of sexual activity with a child between 2005 and 2008, starting when the girl was 13 years old. Phythian and Mark have reportedly denied all allegations from both plaintiffs before being found guilty. "I remember trying to copy Zara's reaction at the time because I looked up to her and tried to be like her," the woman said, according to BBC News. She said Marke then had sex with both Phythian and the victim. According to the BBC, a police interview with the first victim was played last month at Nottingham Crown Court, in which she said, "I knew it was wrong, but I just didn't know how to get out of the situation or say anything."

Actress Zara Phythian, known for her role in Marvel's "Doctor Strange," was sentenced to eight years in prison for sexual abuse of a teenaged girl.

The alleged abuse started when the child was given rum and asked to play a game of "dare" involving the child joining Phythian and Victor in a sexual act, it was heard in court. Phythian and her husband, Victor Marke, were both found guilty last week in Nottingham Crown Court of abusing a teen between the ages of 13 and 15 as well as indecent assault of another young girl. May 16 (UPI) -- Actress Zara Phythian, known for roles in Marvel's "Doctor Strange" and 2022's "Accident Man 2," was sentenced to eight years in prison for sexual abuse of a teenage girl, a British court ruled Monday.

Zara Phythian and her husband Victor Marke, who was given a 14-year sentence, jointly abused their victim over a three-year period.

You were clearly aware of the first incident but pretended to be asleep. The victim, who cannot be named, told the court Marke threatened her and ordered her to film some of the abuse at the hands of the “Jekyll and Hyde” couple. Jurors were told the abuse of the couple’s joint victim began when Phythian, then in her early 20s, asked her “Do you want to play dare?” and invited her to copy a sex act she had performed on Marke.

Judge says Hollywood star's 'deviance was shaped' by partner as couple sentenced to total of 22 years behind bars.

and invited her to copy a sex act she had performed on Marke. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. You were clearly aware of the first incident but pretended to be asleep. In her evidence to the court, Phythian said she was given a chance to star in films after being "spotted" at a martial arts contest in the United States. The victim, who cannot be named, told the court Marke threatened her and ordered her to film some of the abuse at the hands of the "Jekyll and Hyde" couple. Jurors were told the abuse of the couple's joint victim began when Phythian, then in her early 20s, asked her "Do you want to play dare?"

Actor Zara Phythian, whose biggest role was in the movie, Dr. Strange, was sentenced following her conviction for child sex abuse.

In the other case, Marke was convicted of sexually abusing a different victim in 2002 and 2003, when she was 15 and 16. You were also the older part and occupied a higher status in the world of martial arts." Marke then assaulted the girl and had sex with Phythian — a situation the victim testified became a routine occurrence over the following three years and eventually involved the couple videotaping the assaults. "Your offending involved multiple types of sex acts and more importantly you offended together." He was sentenced to 10 years and four years on the charges, respectively, according to the BBC. Watson presided over Phythian's and husband Victor Marke's trial by jury, which ended on Wednesday when she was convicted of 14 counts of sexual activity with a child, the Nottingham Post reported.

Phythian and her husband were found guilty of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl together.

The court heard how the pair had first met when he was her martial arts instructor before Phythian went on to have a successful career in martial arts as a stuntwoman and actress. The pair had been found guilty last week of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl together while Marke was also convicted for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl on his own. The star, who featured in the 2016 Marvel movie with Benedict Cumberbatch, was sentenced to eight years in prison while her martial arts instructor husband Victor Marke was sentenced to 14 years at Nottingham Crown Court.