Jurors at Nottingham Crown Court have been told the alleged abuse began after the Markes plied the girl with rum, before Zara, who has appeared in several movies under the name Zara Phythian, 'dared' her to perform a sex act on Victor.
Prosecutors claim the pair, both martial arts experts, regularly assaulted the teenager between 20 at their home - with Victor occasionally filming the incidents. Taekwondo 'master' Victor Marke is accused of grooming the youngster from the age of 13 alongside his wife Zara, who starred in the hit 2016 Marvel film 'Doctor Strange' with Benedict Cumberbatch. The husband of Hollywood actress Zara Phythian accused of sexually abusing a schoolgirl angrily told police 'I'm no paedophile', a court has heard.
