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Former Conservative Councillor Pleads Guilty to 56 Child Offences

5/2/2026

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Philip Young (49), a former Conservative councillor, pleaded guilty at Winchester Crown Court to creating indecent images of children.
The plea added eight child-image charges, raising the total to 56 offences—voyeurism, rapes, druggings, assaults and obscene publications from 2010-2024—without a trial.
Joanne Young waived her right to anonymity.
Four other men accused of offences against her will stand trial on 5 October.

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Philip Young (49), a former Conservative councillor, pleaded guilty at Winchester Crown Court to creating indecent images of children.
The plea added eight child-image charges, raising the total to 56 offences—voyeurism, rapes, druggings, assaults and obscene publications from 2010-2024—without a trial.
Joanne Young waived her right to anonymity.
Four other men accused of offences against her will stand trial on 5 October.