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Man admits sex assault on woman who was drugged and raped by her husband for more than 20 years
Sean Peers admitted assault by penetration as the husband pleaded guilty to 62 offences and 11 other men await trial.
- Sean Peers pleaded guilty Wednesday at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to assault by penetration, leaving 11 other men to face trial in a case paralleling the Pelicot case in France.
- The woman's husband, who cannot be identified due to legal anonymity, pleaded guilty to offenses including rape and administering substances after inviting 13 other men to abuse her at their Stockport home.
- Philip Wild and David Graves are among the 11 remaining defendants who deny the charges against them, with the prosecution opening its case Oct. 19 for approximately nine weeks.
- Judge Maurice Greene disclosed that the husband's detailed witness statement has been given to all defense counsel, while the victim retains lifelong anonymity under the Sexual Offenses Act.
- This prosecution parallels the Pelicot case in France, where Fifty-one men were convicted in December 2024, positioning the trial as a focal point for global discussions on sexual violence and consent.
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In the United Kingdom, the trial of the co-defendants of the British Pelicot case begins this Monday. A man of 60 years of age pleaded guilty to having drugged and raped his wife for more than 20 years in a case with many similarities to Mazan's rapes.
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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