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Drewitt-Barlows of Maldon and Tiptree Charged with Trafficking
Essex Police charged the couple with rape, sexual assault and human trafficking offences after a major investigation, and ITV pulled their planned documentary.
- On Friday, entrepreneurs Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 57, and his husband, Scott Drewitt-Barlow, 32, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court after being charged with rape and human trafficking for sexual exploitation.
- Essex Police conducted co-ordinated searches Wednesday at properties in Danbury, Maldon, and Braintree, including the couple's Southwood Chase home, the Drewitt-Barlow Stadium, and The Swan pub.
- The Crown Prosecution Service charged each man with arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view to exploitation, plus sexual assault and rape of a man 16 or over.
- ITV removed the reality series Up The Jammers from its upcoming schedule, cancelling the planned broadcast chronicling the owners' efforts to elevate Maldon and Tiptree Football Club.
- Maldon District Council relocated a polling station from the Drewitt-Barlow Stadium to the Blackwater Leisure Centre on Thursday, citing the ongoing investigation as reason for the late administrative change.
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