At Manchester Crown Court, a man in his sixties admitted to more than sixty counts of rape, assault, and covert drugging of his wife across twenty years — a sustained betrayal of the most intimate trust a human bond can hold. His wife, protected by anonymity, watched from the gallery as the word 'guilty' was spoken again and again. The case does not end with him: twelve other men deny serious sexual offences against the same woman, and the law must now reckon with the full breadth of what she endured.
Husband admits 60 offences including drugging and raping wife over 20 years
A woman was subjected to repeated rape and drug administration by her husband over 20 years, and is now a witness in proceedings against multiple additional alleged perpetrators.