Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
19%
4 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Jurors being selected for the trial of four men accused of sexually assaulting the ex-wife of a former Conservative councillor, who has admitted repeatedly drugging and raping her, have been warned the case is likely to be upsetting.
asserted
case → select → her
Philip Young, 50, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of abuse against his former wife, Joanne Young, who has waived her right to anonymity.
asserted
who → plead → anonymity
A jury at Winchester crown court will this week begin hearing the trial of four other men charged with sexually assaulting Joanne Young.
asserted
jury → begin → Young
The alleged offences carried out by the four – Connor Sanderson-Doyle, 32, Richard Wilkins, 62, Norman Macksoni, 48, and Mohammed Hassan, 38 – are said to have taken place between the summer of 2016 and the winter of 2023.
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offences → carry → 2023
Philip Young is named in each of the counts as having committed the alleged offence with the other men.
asserted
Young → name → men
A jury panel-in-waiting of 14 – eight men and six women – was randomly selected on Monday to hear the case.
asserted
panel → select → case
After they were brought into court, they were asked to look at the defendants in the dock to check if they recognised them.
asserted
they → bring → them
Mr Justice Saini told the jury they would have realised from a questionnaire they had been asked to fill in that the case they were to hear might upset them.
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they → tell → them
He told them it would involve evidence and videos involving “graphic and sexually explicit imagery” that some people could find upsetting.
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people → tell → imagery
“It’s not going to be an easy case to be a juror in,” the judge said.
asserted
judge → go → ?
Saini asked the panel to reflect overnight if they had any concerns and to let him know on Tuesday morning.
asserted
him → ask → morning
The judge also warned the potential jurors not to do any research about the case or discuss it with anyone else.
asserted
judge → warn → anyone
As the panel left the court, one juror could be seen comforting another.
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juror → leave → another
Young, formerly of Swindon, has previously admitted offences including voyeurism, rape and administering a substance with intent.
asserted
Young → admit → intent
He had pleaded guilty to offences over a 13-year period.
asserted
He → plead → period
Young is to be sentenced at the conclusion of the trial, which is expected to last about four weeks.
asserted
which → sentence → trial
Born in Enfield in June 1976, Young graduated from the University of Westminster in 1998.
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Young → bear → 1998
He resigned as the cabinet member for culture, regeneration and economic development in May 2010 to devote more time to his family and run his own business, the Swindon Advertiser reported.
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Advertiser → resign → business
On the first day of the trial of the four men, a number of women stood outside the court holding up banners in support of the rights of female victims of sexual crimes.
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number → stand → crimes
Sarah Jones KC is scheduled to open the case on Tuesday.
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KC → schedule → Tuesday
The trial continues.
asserted
trial → continue → ?
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