Philip Young, 49, is accused of 56 sexual offences, including drugging and raping his now ex-wife

A former Tory councillor has been charged with drugging and raping his then wife over a period of 13 years, with five other men also charged with sexual offences against her.

Philip Young, 49, a white British national, formerly from Swindon but now living in Enfield in north London, has been charged with 56 sexual offences. Police have released the ethnicity of each man charged.

They include multiple counts of rape, administering a substance to overpower his victim to allow sexual activity, voyeurism, possession of indecent images of children and possession of extreme images.

The alleged victim, Young’s now ex-wife, Joanne Young, 48, has waived her right to anonymity.