Man who raped wife drugged by her husband insists she was 'participating' and 'fully engaged', court told

A man accused of raping a woman advertised for sex by her husband online has told a court she 'participated' and he believed she had consented.Former Tory councillor Philip Young, 50, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of drugging and sexually abusing his wife, Joanne Young, during a 13-year period at their home in Swindon, Wiltshire.Four other men are on trial at Winchester Crown Court accused of sexually abusing Ms Young, who has waived her right to anonymity.Norman Macksoni, 48, of Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, who has denied one count of rape in February 2017, told the court that he had joined the Fab Swingers website which he said had a 'staggering number' of users.Macksoni, who used the name Dark Stranger, said that there were 'very high numbers' of adverts for cuckolding, which he said was 'where you have got married couples and one partner wanted to see their wife with another male'.He said that Young, who used the username 'London Monkey', had contacted him through the site and invited him to have sex with them but said Ms Young would be blindfolded because she did not want to see who she was having sex with.The defendant said he believed Young's messages and added: 'There was no reason not to.'He said that when he went to the house, Young showed him up to the bedroom, where Young sat on the side of the bed. Norman Macksoni, 48, of Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, who has denied one count of rape in February 2017, told the court today he believed Ms Young had consented Philip Young admitted a total of 56 sexual offences, the majority against his ex-wife Joanne earlier, this year including raping her, drugging her and voyeurism Four men are standing trial accused of sexually assaulting Ms Young, who has waived her right to anonymity Ms Young, he said, 'had her mask on and her hands were restrained but she had her feet flat on the bed and knees up and he was saying something to her, they were having a conversation.'He said: 'I can't remember what she said, she did say something but I can't remember what it was.'I heard him say "He is here".'Macksoni said he then had sex with Ms Young and claimed: 'She was participating in what was happening, the noises, the movement, then pulling me in with her legs.'It was full engagement in what was happening from her.'He added she did not appear drugged and he would have stopped if she had not been participating in the sex.Macksoni said that Young was behind him, which he described as 'unnerving', and he was unaware that he was filming the incident.When asked what he did to ensure that Ms Young was safe, he said: 'They are asking me to go to their safe place which is their home.' Richard Wilkins, 62, from Swindon, has denied one count of rape and one of assault by penetrationMohammed Hassan, 38, of Swindon, has pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual touching Connor Sanderson-Doyle, 32, from Swindon, has denied sexual assault by penetration and sexual touching Macksoni said he believed Ms Young had agreed to having unprotected sex, and added: 'That was what was being asked for.'At the time I didn't know it was just her husband had been speaking, I thought it was the two of them speaking to me.'The defendant said that he was one of seven siblings who grew up in the Newbury area and that he had performed in a band and produced the music which was 'relatively successful' and was his full-time job for a while.The father of one said that after being convicted of possessing cocaine with intent to supply he trained in waste management before he gained a new job with a large company and relocated to Bedfordshire.The other three defendants in the trial, who have been charged jointly with Young, are Connor Sanderson-Doyle, 32, of Swindon, who has denied sexual assault by penetration and sexual touching; and Richard Wilkins, 62, of Toothill, Swindon, Wiltshire, who has pleaded not guilty to one count of rape and one of assault by penetration.Mohammed Hassan, 38, of Swindon, has pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual touching of Ms Young.Young, 50, has pleaded guilty to a total of 56 charges, including 14 counts of voyeurism, 11 of rape, 11 of administering a substance with intent, seven of assault by penetration, four of sexual assault and one of publishing an obscene article.A sixth defendant, Dean Hamilton, 47, of Street, Somerset, has admitted one charge of assault by penetration, two of sexual assault and one of rape.They will be sentenced at the conclusion of the trial.The trial continues.