Serial bigamist spared prison term

Jul 27 2009

A former glamour model has walked free from court despite admitting bigamy for the fourth time.

Emily Horne, 30, was described by Judge Mushtaq Khokhar as a "manipulative woman" who had "undermined the institution of marriage".

But Horne was given a 10-month suspended sentence at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court.

The judge said he had decided not to jail her because she had made progress in the last six months since being prescribed with medication for a personality disorder.

Speaking outside court, Horne said: "I am feeling great. I have been vindicated."

Horne only told her "husband" Ashley Baker she was already married as they set off on their honeymoon.

She had changed her name on marriage certificates to avoid detection.

Horne, who used to be a glamour model and actress in adult movies, was sentenced to six months in prison at Ipswich Crown Court in 2004 for bigamy.