British man admits drugging and raping wife over more than two decades
He pleaded guilty to 45 new charges after earlier admissions, bringing the total to 60 sexual offences against his wife.
- On Monday, a British man pleaded guilty to 60 charges at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, including rape, for drugging and sexually assaulting his wife at their home over more than 20 years.
- Prosecutors stated the man repeatedly drugged his wife, leaving her unconscious, before sexually assaulting her, including 21 counts of rape and 15 counts of assault by penetration.
- The husband, in his 60s, became emotional during proceedings at the court, repeating guilty to dozens of charges while his wife watched from the public gallery supported by family.
- A dozen other men, aged 28 to 74, face separate charges for sexually abusing the same victim from 2018 until 2025, though all 12 defendants have denied the allegations.
- Their trial is expected to take several months at the same court. Reporting by Reuters notes the husband cannot be named to protect his wife's legal right to lifelong anonymity.
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Twelve other men are accused of assaulting the wife while she was unconscious.
The man pleaded guilty in this case, in which 12 other men are also charged, for acts that took place between 2004 and 2025.
A 60-year-old man in Britain has admitted to drugging and raping his wife for at least 20 years. The man confessed to his actions at Manchester Minshall Street Crown Court, which spanned from 2004 until his arrest in October last year. According to SkyNews, his wife was in the gallery, where she watched the trial. According to the indictment, a further 12 men, aged between 28 and 74, are involved in the case for sexual offences relating to the s…
A 60-year-old Briton admitted this Monday to a court in Manchester (northwest of England) to have committed more than sixty sexual offences against his wife, among others...
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