Zara Phythian

The teenage girl was abused at least 20 times from the age of 13, while Victor Marke was also convicted of indecent assault of a second under-age girl.

She told the court she had got the chance to be in films after being spotted at a martial arts competition, and that she now ran a production company and had her own sports clothing brand. Her husband, Victor Marke, 59, was guilty of the same offences as well as four counts of indecent assault on a 15-year-old girl between 2002 and 2003. An actress who appeared in the film Doctor Strange and her husband have been found guilty of grooming and abusing a teenage girl.

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Zara and her husband (pictured) were arrested in March 2017 on suspicion of sex crimes involving the girl. The court heard that Zara had a tattoo with Victor’s name in Chinese symbols written just above her vagina. Victor admitted having sex with her once, legally and consensually, when she was aged 18., saying: ‘I am not proud of it. Character witnesses described him as ‘diligent, honest and passionate about his job’ and said he was ‘a decent, respectful and wonderful person’. Giving evidence of her role in Doctor Strange, she said: ‘It was a massive stepping stone. It’s a low part of my life. He used his power and influence as a master of martial arts to dominate and control young girls.’ He told jurors: ‘The two complainants in this case are not independent of each other. It is a possibility that we cannot safely eliminate.’ Zara admitted during the trial that news of her relationship with Victor had ‘caused a bit of stir’ when it started, although she denied that she was ‘infatuated’ with him Victor also strongly denied sexually abusing the girls and broke down in tears during his trial while he was giving evidence from the witness stand. Hits like Bruce Lee. The Zara Story.’ You are not even supposed to think for yourself because the master is your God.’

Zara Phythian groomed and sexually abused a child with her now-husband Victor Marke.

The girls, who are now adults, reported the abuse to police many years after it happened. - Fourteen counts of sexual activity with a child, in relation to a girl he and Phythian abused between 2005 and 2008, when the girl was aged 13, 14 and 15 She stood trial under her married name of Zara Marke.

An actress who starred in a Marvel blockbuster has been found guilty along with her martial artist husband of grooming and sexually abusing a teenage girl.

They told me not to say anything.” Phythian denied the allegations, but the victim was able to describe in detail a tattoo that the actress had in an intimate area of her body. But in 2017 she was arrested alongside her husband when a woman came forward alleging the couple had repeatedly sexually abused her from the age of 13.

'Doctor Strange' actress Zara Phythian and her husband, Victor Marke, were convicted in British court of multiple counts of child sex abuse stemming from a ...

Phythian reportedly denied any sexual activity with one of the victims. Their actions span multiple years and repeated occasions involving the same victim. She is named alongside Marke in all of her charges, though he is individually included on four additional indecent assault charges (for actions dating back to September 2002) as an individual.

Zara Phythian has been found guilty of 14 child sexual assault offences.

"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 news outlet. According to BBC, the first victim's statement to police was played in the court in which she said, "I knew it was wrong but I just didn't know how to get out of the situation or say anything." The 37-year-old actor was found guilty on Wednesday at the U.K.'s Nottingham Crown Court. Phythian has been convicted of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl between 2005 and 1008.

Zara Phythian from Marvel's "Doctor Strange" was convicted alongside her husband of repeatedly having sex with a 13-year-old girl over a three-year period.

Some of the encounters were filmed, she said. Marke admitted having sex with his accuser, but insisted she was 18 at the time — and that he was alone with her, rather than in a threesome with his wife, as the victim had testified. The husband and wife were remanded in custody and warned that they will get a “considerable period in custody” when sentenced on Monday, the local paper said.

Martial Arts instructor Zara Phythian, who is known for her appearance in Doctor Strange has been convicted of 14 child sexual assault charges along with ...

He told the officers, "If you're trying to say I'm a paedophile, I'm not." "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 news outlet. According to BBC, the first victim's statement to police was played in the court in which she said, "I knew it was wrong but I just didn't know how to get out of the situation or say anything."

Zara Phythian, who starred in “Doctor Strange” with Benedict Cumberbatch, was found guilty of 14 sexual offenses with a female child by a Nottingham Crown ...

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. The woman alleged she was “coached” by Pythian on sexual activity. Zara Phythian, who starred in “Doctor Strange” with Benedict Cumberbatch, was found guilty of 14 sexual offenses with a female child by a Nottingham Crown Court, according to BBC News.