Two Maldon & Tiptree FC co-owners charged with human trafficking and rape

• Barrie and Scott Drewitt-Barlow charged by Essex police

• Trafficking charges relate to sexual exploitation

Two co-owners of the non-league football club Maldon & Tiptree have been charged with human trafficking for sexual exploitation as well as rape after an investigation by Essex police.

Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 57, was charged with multiple offences on Friday alongside Scott Drewitt-Barlow, 32. Both men, of Southwood Chase, Danbury, Essex, will appear at Chelmsford magistrates court later.