Philip Young ‘told rape accused his wife would pretend to sleep’

Before attending the couple’s home, Wilkins said he had sent two photos of himself, after Young said his wife requested it.

Wilkins said he had asked to speak to Joanne during a phone call prior to the incident, but Young told him she was busy and had said to tell him “she’s looking forward to having you”.

“I said, ‘would you rather us meet for a drink?’. [Young] said no,” Wilkins told the court.

The defendant said he had got the impression the Youngs “seemed endearing, like it was genuine”.

“The impression I got, he was very confident about it, that they had a lot of experience, it was something they were comfortable doing it, they were happy doing it,” he added.

The court previously heard Young had placed 20 adverts on Craigslist inviting men to have sex with his wife. He also posted on other sites, including Grindr and Fab Swingers.

One advert said the idea was to “quietly use her body” and that “even a voice would be a giveaway” to the person’s identity, the jury heard.