Doctor Strange actor Zara Phythian and her husband, Victor Marke, were reportedly found guilty on Wednesday in Nottingham Crown Court for the accusations of grooming and sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl.
According to BBC News, the couple was convicted of 14 counts of sexual activity with a female child, whom they abused between 2005 and 2008 when the victim was 13, 14 and 15 years old. Victor Marke was also found guilty of four counts of indecently assaulting another female child, who was 15 when he abused her between 2002 and 2003.
Phythian denied sexually abusing a child, while Marke admitted to sexual activity with one of the victims but claimed she was 18 at the time. He also contended that the sexual conduct occurred only once and that Phythian was not involved, the British news outlet reported.
Although, the prosecution accused Phythian and Marke of engaging in numerous ‘threesomes’ with a minor starting when the child was 13, according to BBC.
As per the reports, Marke was Phythian's martial arts instructor when they met and she became a successful martial artist, stuntwoman, and actor. The two got married in 2015.
A judge will decide the couple's sentence on May 16.
Image Source: Instagram