Doctor Strange Actor Zara Phythian Sentenced To 8 Years In Jail
Zara Phythian, known for her role in the 2016 Marvel film Doctor Strange, has been sentenced to eight years in jail for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl
Zara
Phythian,
known
for
her
role
in
the
2016
Marvel
film
Doctor
Strange,
has
been
sentenced
to
eight
years
in
jail
for
sexually
abusing
a
13-year-old
girl.
A
report
by
BBC
News
revealed
that
Zara's
husband
Victor
Marke
was
also
found
guilty
of
sexually
abusing
a
15-year-old
girl
and
has
been
sentenced
to
14
years
imprisonment.
Zara
Phythian
and
her
husband
Victor
Marke
had
14
allegations
of
sexual
activity
with
the
then
minor
victim,
from
2005
to
2008.
The
victim
said
that
she
was
just
13
when
the
couple
plied
her
with
rum
and
made
her
have
oral
sex
with
Marke
after
Phythian.
She
also
claimed
that
the
couple
used
to
play
a
game
of
'dare'
with
her.
Judge
Mark
Watson
during
the
judgement
told
Phythian,
"Whilst
you
denied
in
cross-examination
that
you
were
besotted
with
Victor
Marke,
on
the
evidence
I
have
heard
I
am
in
no
doubt
that
your
deviance
was
shaped
by
the
influence
that
he
had
upon
you
from
an
early
age."
The
judge
also
said
that
Marke
was
the
"driving
force
behind
the
abuse"
and
said,
"I
regard
you
as
the
driving
force
behind
the
abuse.
You
were
clearly
aware
of
the
first
incident
but
pretended
to
be
asleep.
This
could
only
have
been
a
ruse
agreed
in
advance."
Phythian
was
seen
playing
the
role
of
Brunette
Zealot
in
Doctor
Strange,
alongside
Benedict
Cumberbatch.
Some
of
her
other
acting
credits
include
Accident
Man
2
(2022)
and
Tribal
Get
Out
Alive
(2020).
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