Millionaire who married daughter’s ex-boyfriend charged with rape, sexual assault and trafficking
LADbible • • world
Key Points:
- Millionaire football club owner Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 57, and his husband Scott Hutchinson, 32, have been charged with multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, and human trafficking for sexual exploitation following coordinated police raids in Essex.
- Drewitt-Barlow, who owns non-league football club Maldon and Tiptree FC, was due to appear in an ITV documentary about the club, which has now been scrapped due to the investigation.
- Both men are set to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court, facing serious charges including arranging or facilitating travel for exploitation, with potential sentences ranging from several years to life imprisonment.
- Essex Police conducted searches at their homes and the football club stadium, which was unable to serve as a polling station for local elections due to the ongoing investigation.
- The case has attracted media attention partly due to Drewitt-Barlow's public profile as one of Britain's first gay dads and his controversial personal life, including marrying his daughter's ex-boyfriend.
