‘Doctor Strange’ actress Zara Phythian and husband accused of sex acts with 13yo girl

The BBC reports that a British court heard Zara Phythian (pic) and her husband Victor Marke, allegedly had a sexual relationship with the alleged victim that began in 2005. Photo: Filepic

Martial artist and actress Zara Phythian, who acted alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in the 2016 Marvel Studios film Dr. Strange, reportedly stands accused of grooming and participating in sex acts with a girl who was 13 years old at the time.

The BBC reports that a British court heard Phythian, 36, and her now 59-year-old husband Victor Marke, allegedly had a sexual relationship with the alleged victim that began in 2005 and continued in 2008. Phythian and Marke, also a martial arts practitioner, married in 2015.