U.K. Man and 12 Others on Trial for Yearslong Drugging, Sexual Abuse of Wife

In a United Kingdom courtroom, a trial has begun that places the institution of marriage itself under a harsh and necessary light: a husband stands accused of orchestrating the repeated drugging and rape of his wife, joined by twelve other men across what prosecutors describe as a coordinated conspiracy spanning years. The woman, rendered unconscious during each assault, could not bear witness to her own violation — and yet the law now speaks on her behalf. Cases such as this one remind us that the most grievous betrayals often occur behind closed doors, and that justice, when it finally arriv