Philip Young, a former Conservative councillor, has pleaded guilty to additional charges of making indecent images of children. The 49-year-old had earlier admitted nearly 50 offences including drugging, raping and sexually assaulting his former wife Joanne Young.
At Winchester Crown Court on Friday, Young changed his pleas to guilty on three counts of making indecent images of children, one count of possessing a prohibited image of a child, and four counts of possessing an extreme pornographic image. He had initially denied these charges in January 2025.
Young, from Enfield, north London, previously admitted 11 counts of rape and 11 counts of administering a substance with intent to stupefy his former wife, along with multiple voyeurism and sexual assault charges. All offences occurred between 2010 and 2024.
The former Swindon borough councillor also pleaded guilty to 14 counts of voyeurism, seven counts of assault by penetration, four counts of sexual assault, and one count of publishing obscene articles. Separately, Dean Hamilton, 47, of Somerset, has pleaded guilty to raping Joanne Young.
Four other men have appeared in court charged with sexual offences against Joanne Young, all pleading not guilty. Young served as a Conservative councillor on Swindon Borough Council from 2007 to 2010 and resigned as cabinet member for culture, regeneration and economic development in May 2010.
