Zara Phythian and husband jailed for child sex offences

Actor Zara Phythian and her husband have been jailed for child sex offences.

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Zara Phythian appeared in Doctor Strange with Benedict Cumberbatch.

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She is now guilty of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl together with her husband Victor Marke.

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Victor Marke has also sexually abused a 15-year-old girl on his own.

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Phythian has been jailed for eight years while her husband is sentenced to 14 years in prison.

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The Judge, Mark Watson says, "Marke was the driving force behind the abuse".

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They both denied the offences but were found guilty by the jury.

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