Archive · 2 Sep 2026
UK Husband Faces Trial With 12 Men Over Alleged Abuse
A man in England is being tried over serious allegations involving his wife.
Prosecutors say she was given drugs that made her unconscious.
They allege that the husband and other men then sexually abused her.
Twelve other men are being tried in the same case.
The husband faces 48 charges.
He admitted 15 offences but denies many other accusations.
The husband cannot be publicly named because this could identify his wife.
The case has been compared with Gisele Pelicot’s trial, where all 52 defendants were convicted.
A Stockport man in his 60s is accused of drugging and sexually abusing his wife while she was unconscious.
The Manchester trial involves the husband and 12 other men aged between 28 and 73.
The husband faces 48 charges and has pleaded guilty to 15 offences, including five rapes.
He continues to deny multiple rape, attempted rape, sexual assault and drugging-related allegations.
The case has been compared with Gisele Pelicot’s 2024 trial, in which 52 men were convicted.
- Who
- A husband in his 60s and 12 other men are defendants; the wife is the alleged victim.
- What
- The defendants face allegations involving drugging, rape, sexual assault, assault by penetration and related offences.
- When
- The current proceedings are being heard after police announced related accusations in June; the article does not specify the year of the June announcement.
- Where
- Manchester, England; the husband is from Stockport in northwest England.
- Why
- Prosecutors allege the woman was drugged to facilitate sexual abuse, including abuse allegedly carried out with the involvement of other men.
Prosecution allegations
Husband’s position
Extent of alleged abuse
Prosecution allegations
Prosecutors allege the husband conspired with other men to drug and sexually abuse his wife while she was unconscious.
Husband’s position
The husband pleaded guilty to 15 offences but continues to deny numerous rape, attempted rape, sexual assault, penetration and drugging-related allegations.
Role of the other defendants
Prosecution allegations
The 12 men are accused of sexually abusing the woman themselves or helping make the alleged assaults possible, including by helping drug her.
Husband’s position
The article does not report the other defendants’ pleas or detailed responses.
- Defendants
- The husband and 12 other men
- Defendants’ ages
- The 12 other men due to stand trial are aged 28 to 73
- Total charges against husband
- 48
- Husband’s guilty pleas
- 15 offences, including five rapes, three sexual assaults, six assaults by penetration and one intimate-image offence
- Charges he contests
- 11 rapes, two attempted rapes, seven assaults by penetration and four sexual assaults, among other allegations
- Trial location
- Manchester, England
- Anonymity
- The husband cannot be publicly identified because this could reveal his wife’s identity