Man admits drugging and raping wife over 20 years

- Published A man accused of drugging and raping his wife without her knowledge over a 20-year period has admitted 60 offences against her. The husband, who cannot be named to protect his wife's legal right to anonymity, had already admitted some counts at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, including rape. asserted

The wife watched proceedings from the public gallery supported by members of her family. asserted

The husband, in his sixties, became visibly emotional as he repeated the word guilty to dozens of charges - including multiple counts of rape, assault by penetration and administering a substance with intent - and at one point was invited to sit down in the dock by the judge. asserted

Twelve other men deny multiple serious sexual offences against the same woman. asserted

The husband, from the Stockport area of Greater Manchester, will be sentenced for the counts he has admitted at the conclusion of the trial. asserted

A 13th man previously admitted sexual offences against the woman. asserted

The husband's offending against his wife, who he was married to for decades, took place over a period going back to 2004, while the accusations involving the other men range from September 2018 to November 2025. The other defendants are: Philip Wild, 58, from Stockport Sean Peers, 38, from Stockport Jordan Wallace, 31, from Manchester Alan Keelan, 42, from Manchester Jonathan Kirk, 43, from Stockport Robert Stewart, 70, from Stockport Mohammed Sabir, 28, of no fixed abode Graham Brougham, 74, from Northwich, Cheshire Richard Townsend, 37, from Rochdale Karl Lindsay, 55, Taunton, Somerset Daniel Rayner, 42, from, Whitstable, Kent David Graves, 59, from, Ilkeston, Derbyshire The trial is due to continue in the coming weeks. asserted