Archive · 15 Sep 2026
British Man Admits Drugging and Raping Wife Over Decades
A man in Britain admitted seriously abusing his wife for more than 20 years.
Prosecutors said he gave her substances that made her unconscious.
They said he then raped or sexually assaulted her in the couple’s home.
The alleged offences happened between 2004 and 2025.
He admitted 45 charges in court and had already admitted 15 more.
The charges also included sharing private pictures without permission.
The woman watched part of the court proceedings with family members.
Twelve other men are accused of abusing her between 2018 and 2025, but they deny the charges.
Their trial will take place later and is expected to last several months.
A British man in his 60s admitted drugging and sexually abusing his wife between 2004 and 2025.
He pleaded guilty to 45 charges at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court after previously admitting 15 offences, bringing the total to 60.
The admitted charges include 21 rapes, 15 assaults by penetration, 11 sexual assaults, sharing intimate images without consent, and administering a substance to stupefy his wife.
Prosecutors said the woman was repeatedly assaulted at home while unconscious after being drugged.
Twelve other men, aged 28 to 74, deny charges involving the same woman; their trial is expected to continue for several months, while a thirteenth man previously admitted sexual offences against her.
- Who
- A British man in his 60s from the Stockport area of Greater Manchester; his wife is legally entitled to lifelong anonymity. Twelve other men are also charged in connection with the case.
- What
- The husband admitted 60 offences in total, including rape, assault by penetration, sexual assault, administering a substance to stupefy his wife, and sharing intimate images without consent.
- When
- The alleged offences occurred between 2004 and 2025; the husband entered his guilty pleas shortly before his trial was due to begin.
- Where
- The alleged abuse occurred at the couple’s home, and the pleas were entered at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
- Why
- Prosecutors said the husband drugged his wife so she became unconscious before sexually abusing her; he had also admitted sharing images for sexual gratification.
Prosecution Account
Defendants’ Position
Alleged abuse by the husband
Prosecution Account
Prosecutors said the husband repeatedly drugged his wife and raped or sexually assaulted her while she was unconscious at home.
Defendants’ Position
The husband pleaded guilty to the charges, so the twelve other defendants’ denials concern their own separate allegations.
Charges against the other men
Prosecution Account
The twelve men are accused of sexually abusing the same woman between 2018 and 2025, including allegations of rape.
Defendants’ Position
All twelve other men have denied the allegations and will have their cases heard in a later trial.
- Court
- Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court
- Alleged period
- 2004 to 2025
- Husband’s total admissions
- 60 offences: 45 newly admitted charges and 15 previously admitted offences
- Admitted charges
- 21 counts of rape, 15 counts of assault by penetration, 11 counts of sexual assault, sharing intimate images without consent, and administering a substance to stupefy
- Other defendants
- Twelve men aged 28 to 74 deny charges involving the same woman
- Additional defendant
- A thirteenth man previously admitted sexual offences against the woman
- Expected proceedings
- The trial of the twelve denying the allegations is expected to continue for several months
