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.

Jurors also convicted the 37-year-old's husband, Victor Marke, 59, of the same 14 offences and indecent assault charges relating to another under-age girl he ...

He also rejected prosecution claims that he and Phythian had “encouraged threesomes” when their victim was 13, 14 and 15, telling the jury: “It’s not the reality at all.” In her evidence to the court, Phythian described how she was given a chance to star in films after being “spotted” at a martial arts contest in the United States. In her video to Nottinghamshire crown court, the girl said that Phythian encouraged her to perform oral sex on Mr Marke before he had sex with both of them.

An actress and her husband have been found guilty of a string of child sex charges after jointly grooming and abusing a teenage girl.

In her evidence to the court, Phythian described how she was given a chance to star in films after being “spotted” at a martial arts contest in the United States. The victim, who cannot be named, told the court that Marke made threats against her and ordered her to film some of the abuse at the hands of the “Jekyll and Hyde” couple. Jurors were told the abuse of the couple’s joint victim began when Phythian, then in her early 20s, asked her, “Do you want to play dare?” and invited her to copy a sex act she had performed on Marke.

Phythian and Victor Marke were found guilty of 14 counts of sexual activity with a child, when the victim was aged in her early teens. | ITV News Central.

The alleged abuse began when the child was given rum and Phythian, of Taurus Close, Mansfield, asked her if she wanted to play a game of "dare". The child was given rum and asked if she wanted to play a game of dare Phythian, who also runs a martial arts academy, was found guilty of 14 counts of sexual activity with a child committed between 2005 and 2008, when the victim was aged in her early teens.

The Hollywood actress plied the teen with Captain Morgan dark rum before making her perform a sex act on husband Victor Marke during a three-year reign of ...

"This abuse may have occurred some years ago, but that makes it no less serious and nor is it a barrier to justice. “Both defendants have denied their actions, instead blaming the victims and accusing them of lying. He made them feel special and listened to and then abused them. Zara Marke similarly exploited her position to perpetrate child abuse. The victim said she "would never have come forward" and planned to "die with my shame". Previously, Phythian told the court how she was "spotted" while taking part in a martial arts tournament in the US, after which she took part in Guinness World Record attempts on Sky TV, and did "lots of stunt work".

EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline can reveal that Zara is said to have accepted her husband Victor Marke as her 'master' in an ancient Shaolin ceremony at the age of ...

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.

A Hollywood actress and her husband, a taekwondo master, are facing jail after being found guilty of jointly grooming and abusing a teenage girl.

“Doctor Strange” actress Zara Phythian and her husband were found guilty of multiple charges of child sex abuse in a British court, several media outlets ...

The couple was convicted at the Nottingham Crown Court of 14 charges of sexual activity with a child between 2005 and 2008, the BBC reported. Phythian is known for her roles in “Accident Man 2″ (2022), “Tribal Get Out Alive” (2020) and a small role in “Doctor Strange” (2016), the Post reported. They will be sentenced on Monday.

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."