Alleged rapist of drugged woman 'sent alarmed Gisele Pelicot message'
Prosecutors say the husband shared more than 1 million images and videos as the alleged abuse spread from online chats to visits at home.
- Nine men appeared in Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on Monday to face trial for allegedly drugging and raping a woman at her Stockport home, a campaign orchestrated by the victim's husband over two decades.
- Using a "stupefying cocktail" of drugs, the husband kept his wife unconscious for years, filming the abuse and storing evidence in a digital "confession booth" of his actions.
- Police seized over one million photos and videos of the victim after undercover journalists on Telegram exposed the abuse by infiltrating a group where the husband shared illicit images.
- Accused of participating in these "barbaric fantasies," the nine defendants allegedly derived sexual gratification from knowing the victim was unconscious and unaware of their actions.
- Drawing comparisons to the Dominique Pelicot trial in France, the case continues as the husband, who pleaded guilty to 62 charges, is expected to testify against the remaining nine defendants.
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Wife drugged and raped by husband in case 'echoing Gisele Pelicot' was victim of ‘barbaric fantasy’, court hears
The prosecutor said all the defendants knew the wife was not a willing participant, was not consenting and they did not reasonably believe she was consenting
Alleged rapist of drugged woman 'sent alarmed Gisele Pelicot message'
The husband, who cannot be named, has already admitted to drugging his wife to rape and sexually abuse her over more than two decades, between 2004 and 2025. Catch up on updates by Henry Vaughan from Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
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nicematin.comA man who drugged and raped his wife for more than 20 years had "more than a million photographs and videos" on his phone.
A British man has been found with more than a million photos and videos of his wife being brutally abused over a period of more than 20 years on his mobile phone. The man not only drugged and raped his wife, but also invited others to join in the abuse, the court heard. “He filmed the rapes and invited other men to join in.” Nine men are in the dock at Manchester Crown Court, facing charges of a series of sexual offences against the victim. The…
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