UK COUPLE CHARGED WITH 18 MORE OFFENCES INCLUDING RAPE & PAYING FOR CHILD SEX
One of Britain's earliest openly gay fathers and his partner, Scott Hutchinson, aged 32, faced charges for 18 additional criminal offenses, including rape and paying for sex with a minor.They appeared before Chelmsford Crown Court to answer accusations involving multiple offenses such as rape, sexual assault, and modern slavery for sexual exploitation.
The alleged crimes occurred in Essex and Manchester from April 2013 through January of this year, involving four different men.
Hutchinson faces extra charges of two counts of rape and one count of causing or encouraging sexual activity.
The couple is accused of recruiting young men, grooming them, and subjecting them to sexual abuse, including rape.
They were remanded in custody following a police raid on their mansion last month.