Zara Phythian

Phythian's husband Victor Marke was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment for jointly abusing the same victim, as well as the indecent assault of a second girl.

They will be sentenced on Monday but the judge has told them to expect a ‘considerable period of custody’ —marking the end of their careers, in martial arts and film, if not the end of their toxic relationship. Marke was convicted of a further four charges of indecently assaulting another girl, aged 15 at the time, between 2002 and 2003. ‘I don’t wish to be rude but Vic is not the prettiest picture and Zara is a very pretty girl. ‘Then, out of nowhere, she dumped him and just said he was mean to her. Later she said she had been accused of rape and sexual abuse. She liked the fighting element and wanted to compete.’ Mr Phythian says: ‘It was a difficult one for her mum and me because Zara was exceptionally bright. Marke was 22 years older than Zara, his wife had recently had their baby — and he was supposed to be Zara’s teacher, not her lover He used his power and influence as a master of martial arts to dominate and control young girls.’ ‘Victor groomed Zara as well as his other victims,’ a former training partner of the couple said last week. Zara and her husband (pictured) were arrested in March 2017 on suspicion of sex crimes involving the girl. On Wednesday, Zara, 37, and her husband were found guilty of grooming and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old schoolgirl.

Zara Phythian was jailed for eight years for the historic sexual abuse of a girl who was aged between 13 and 15 and her husband Victor Marke sentenced to 14 ...

All the pain, anger and disgust and shame I felt is now on you. She had no make-up on and her face was pale and tear-streaked. She also spoke about feeling scared and intimidated by them. “I have become an adult now. The statement described more about the impact on her health, two years of turmoil and how she realised she was abused. The second statement was then read out to the court, which detailed the impact on the victim that Marke and Phythian jointly abused.

The couple, who got together near Zara's 20th birthday and later married, both vehemently denied the accusations at their Nottingham Crown Court trial, but were ...

She smiles as she waves to someone in the public gallery. Victor Marke is crying as he sees people in the public gallery. Zara Marke is wearing her hair in a messy bun, a grey top and bottoms. All the pain, anger and disgust and shame I felt is now on you. Mr McGrath is addressing the judge. “The Markes worked together to exploit and abuse a girl for their own sexual gratification.

Zara Phythian and her husband Victor Marke were found guilty last week of 14 counts of sexual activity with a child.

She told jurors she runs a production company, has her own sports clothing brand and had formed a relationship with Marke when she was 19. Passing sentence, Judge Mark Watson told the couple he believed the start of the abuse was pre-planned. Zara Phythian and her husband Victor Marke were found guilty last week of 14 counts of sexual activity with a child after jointly grooming and abusing the girl between 2005 and 2008.

Zara Phythian - who appeared in Doctor Strange - abused a girl with husband Victor Marke.

Phythian - who was tried under her married name of Zara Marke - was jailed for eight years for her part in the abuse of the second victim. Marke was sentenced to four years for abusing the girl on his own and a further 10 years for the abuse of the second victim with Phythian, from Taurus Close, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The court heard the couple met when he was her martial arts instructor, and Phythian went on to have a successful career in martial arts, as a stuntwoman, and actress.

The actress was convicted alongside her martial artist husband, Victor Marke, who was said to be the 'driving force' behind the sexual abuse.

She said the couple had abused her once or twice a month from 2005, and said Marke had sex with her on at least 20 occasions. But in 2017 she was arrested alongside Marke, when a woman came forward alleging the couple had repeatedly sexually abused her from the age of 13. Phythian, who met her future husband when she was aged 14 and he was 37, began her move career after being spotted at a martial arts competition in the United States.

Zara Marke, who rose to fame as Zara Phythian in Marvel's epic Doctor Strange film, and her martial arts coach husband, have been jailed for a total of 22 ...

He touched her over and under her clothing and kissed her at other times, before he had sex with her when she was 16. As they were sentenced on Monday, May 16, Zara Marke, 37, of Taurus Close, Mansfield, was jailed for eight years. Zara Marke, who rose to fame as Zara Phythian in Marvel's epic Doctor Strange film, and her martial arts coach husband, have been jailed for a total of 22 years.

Zara Phythian and her husband Victor Marke, who was given a 14-year sentence, jointly abused their victim over a three-year period.

You were clearly aware of the first incident but pretended to be asleep. The victim, who cannot be named, told the court Marke threatened 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.

Zara Phythian and her husband Victor Marke, who was given a 14-year sentence, jointly abused their victim over a three-year period.

You were clearly aware of the first incident but pretended to be asleep. The victim, who cannot be named, told the court Marke threatened 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.

A film actress has been jailed for the historic sexual abuse of a teenage girl. Zara Phythian was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court after she and her ...

Phythian was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for the historical sexual abuse. 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 abused on at least eight occasions between 2002 and 2003. Zara Phythian was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court after she and her martial arts boyfriend sexually abused a girl together.