Zara Phythian

Martial artist and actress Zara Phythian, who acted alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in the 2016 Marvel Studios film “Dr. Strange,” reportedly stands accused ...

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Zara Phythian and husband Victor Marke are facing a combined 16 charges alleging sexual abuse on two teenagers.

The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages. Altogether, the couple are facing 14 charges of sexual activity with a child in the U.K. "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 the BBC. Marke then had sex with both Phythian and the plaintiff, the latter alleged. The woman told police that Marke told her no one "would believe" her and threatened to harm her if she said anything, adding of the couple, "They always had a power over me," per the BBC. The woman alleged that Phythian and Marke gave her alcohol before Phythian dared her to perform oral sex on Marke, who reportedly was not yet married to Phythian but to another woman at the time. According to the outlet, a police interview with the woman was played at Nottingham Crown Court in the U.K., in which she alleged Marke and Phythian sexually abused her between the ages of 13 and 15, beginning in 2005.

Phythian, 36, and her husband Victor Marke, 59, are accused of multiple sex offenses.

Marke is also facing four charges of indecently assaulting a child. The woman alleged she was “coached” by Pythian on sexual activity. Per the police interview, the woman accused them of “grooming” her and giving her alcohol, before, she said, Phythian dared the then-teenager to perform oral sex on Marke. According to the woman, Marke then had sex with both of them.

Phythian and her husband Victor Marke are facing a combined total of 14 charges of sexual activity with a child, with Marke facing a further four charges of ...

She estimated that she had sex with Marke around 20 times, per the Nottingham Post. Phythian, 36, and her husband Victor Marke, 59, are accused of multiple sex offenses, with a woman alleging that the couple started sexually abusing her when she was 13 years old. Phythian and Marke deny the allegations.

Doctor Strange actor Zara Phythian is currently on trial for allegedly abusing an underage girl from 2005 to 2008.

Phythian is also accused of having "coached" the complainant on sexual activity and estimates she and Marke had sex approximately 20 times during that period. However, she notes she looked up to Phythian, a martial arts instructor, at the time. According to Newsweek and the BBC, a woman accused the 36-year-old Phythian and her 59-year-old husband, Victor Marke, of sexually abusing her between 2005 and 2008.

"Doctor Strange" actor Zara Phythian and her husband Victor Marke are accused of grooming and having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

In the police interview, the woman also said Marke threatened to harm her if she told anyone about the alleged abuse, the BBC reported. "I knew it was wrong, but I just didn't know how to get out of the situation or say anything," the woman said in the police interview. She and her husband are martial arts instructors.

In the 2016 Doctor Strange, Zara Phythian starred alongside Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelson, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. However, before ...

Here’s who she played in the Doctor Strange movie. However, their plans were ultimately thwarted by Doctor Strange, his amulet, the Eye of Agamotto, Wong, and Mordo. Mordo might follow in their footsteps as he became disillusioned, too. In addition, she played a relatively small part. In the 2016 Doctor Strange, Zara Phythian starred alongside Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelson, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. However, before the release of Doctor Strange 2, Phythian and her husband Victor Marke found themselves in court, denying allegations of abuse. “Zara Phythian – who appeared in Doctor Strange with Benedict Cumberbatch – is accused of numerous sexual offenses along with her husband Victor Marke,” BBC reported. Patrick Stewart has a better chance of appearing than her.

Zara Phythian and her husband, Victor Marke, denied they abused a 13-year-old girl for a period of three years beginning in 2005.

The woman detailed the intimidation she faced from Marke, who she alleged threatened to smash her kneecaps if she reported the abuse. The first offense reportedly occurred when the couple gave her alcohol and Phythian dared her to perform oral sex on Marke, who then had sex with both of them, she said. Now an adult, the unidentified woman told police in an interview played for jurors at Nottingham Crown Court that the couple, who were not married at the time, filmed most of the abuse.

Zara Phythian, an actress and stuntwoman best known to film audiences for playing the 'Brunette Zealot' (a henchman of Mads Mikkelsen's Kaecilius) in Marvel ...

Though largely practicing martial arts as a career, Phythian has made other media appearances besides the Marvel Studios movie. Phythian and her husband were martial arts instructors which is when they met the alleged victim, who revealed the pair were threatening to her should she reveal what occurred between them. Zara Phythian, an actress and stuntwoman best known to film audiences for playing the "Brunette Zealot" (a henchman of Mads Mikkelsen's Kaecilius) in Marvel Studios' 2016 film Doctor Strange, has found herself in court along with her husband.