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U.K. man pleads guilty to drugging and raping wife over more than 20 years

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A British man in his sixties pleaded guilty at a court in northwest England to drugging and raping his wife over more than two decades, admitting to 60 offenses starting from 2004. The case includes 13 co-defendants, with the husband's plea following previous admissions of similar charges against him earlier. This incident is part of an increasing pattern of drug-facilitated sexual abuse cases in the UK, drawing international attention due to high-profile convictions like that of Dominique Pelicot in France.

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A man from Stockport in his 60s admitted to raping and drugging his wife over more than two decades at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, pleading guilty to 60 charges between 2004 and 2025. He had previously admitted to 15 charges, including rape, assault by penetration, and administering substances with intent. His wife watched the proceedings from the public gallery with family support. Twelve other men aged 28 to 74 deny multiple serious sexual offenses against the same woman, with their trial set to continue in the coming weeks.

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Global awareness of the crime has grown following the high-profile conviction in France of Dominique Pelicot, who drugged and raped his then-wife Gisele for nearly a decade alongside strangers.

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🔮 The co-defendants, who are aged between 28 and 73 and include a paramedic and former football coach, are set to stand trial at the criminal court in Manchester in the coming weeks.

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U.K. man pleads guilty to drugging and raping wife over more than 20 years · assertive framing

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A British man pleaded guilty to drugging and raping his wife over two decades at a court in northwest England on Monday, the latest such case of men sedating and abusing their partners. asserted

men → plead → partners

The man in his 60s, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his wife, had previously pleaded guilty to other sexual offences against her. asserted

who → name → her

He was due to stand trial alongside 12 co-defendants accused of conspiring to abuse the same woman, his wife, while she was unconscious. asserted

she → stand → woman

The other men deny the charges, while a 13th man in the case earlier pleaded guilty to conspiring to drug and rape the victim. asserted

man → deny → victim

On Monday, the husband admitted to 60 offences dating back to 2004, including administering a substance with intent to stupefy or overpower his wife. asserted

husband → admit → wife

The co-defendants, who are aged between 28 and 73 and include a paramedic and former football coach, are set to stand trial at the criminal court in Manchester in the coming weeks. asserted

who → age → weeks

It is the latest in a string of U.K. criminal cases related to drug-facilitated sexual abuse (DFSA). asserted

It → relate → abuse

Global awareness of the crime has grown following the high-profile conviction in France of Dominique Pelicot, who drugged and raped his then-wife Gisele for nearly a decade alongside strangers. asserted

who → grow → strangers

In a separate case last week, a London man pleaded guilty to encouraging other men in an online group chat to sexually abuse their unconscious partners and exchange images of the abuse. asserted

man → plead → abuse

And later this week, a man is due to be sentenced in central England after pleading guilty in July to 32 sexual offences against his girlfriend while she was allegedly drugged or asleep. uncertain

she → sentence → girlfriend