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Husband admits 60 offences; 12 others still to trial in Manchester sex abuse case

A man who drugged and raped his wife for over 20 years has pleaded guilty; a separate trial of 12 men accused of abusing the same woman begins in October.

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What to know

  • A man has admitted 60 offences—rape, assault by penetration, administering substances, and sharing indecent images—against his wife over 22 years, and is no longer part of a separate trial.
  • Twelve other men face trial for alleged sexual abuse of the same woman starting 5 October at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, with trial completion targeted for 18 December.
  • The victim is protected by anonymity orders; the husband's identity is also withheld to safeguard hers.

“You were told, amongst other things, that the prosecution case concerns allegations of sexual offences by a number of men on a female.”

Judge Maurice Greene · BBC News ↗

Unnamed husband Perpetrator (now convicted)Judge Maurice Greene Trial judge12 co-defendants (Graham Brougham, Alan Keelan, Sean Peers, Jonathan Kirk, Jordan Wallace, and seven others) AccusedVictim Complainant

Husband admits 60 offences; 12 others still to trial in Manchester sex abuse case
bbc.co.uk

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  1. upcoming

    Trial of 12 defendants to begin — The jury is expected to return to court to hear the prosecution open its case against the 12 remaining defendants—Graham Brougham, Alan Keelan, Sean Peers, Jonathan Kirk, Jordan Wallace, and seven others.

  2. 1

    Husband admits further 45 counts; removed from trial

    On Monday the husband admitted to a further 45 counts in addition to his earlier 15 guilty pleas, bringing his total admissions to 60 offences. His wife watched from the public gallery as he answered guilty to the charges. Trial judge Maurice Greene instructed the jury that the husband would no longer be a defendant in the case involving the 12 other men.

    “Of course the man who pleaded guilty was [the husband], so he will no longer be a defendant in this case.”
    — Judge Maurice Greene
    1. 2 outlets Husband who drugged and raped wife for 20 years no longer part of trial

      first by Mastodon, 6d ago · also BBC

  3. background

    Jury sworn in for trial of 12 defendants — Nine women and three men, plus two female reserve jurors, were sworn in and given a questionnaire including a summary of the prosecution case against the 12 co-defendants.

  4. background

    Husband initially pleads guilty to 15 offences — The husband pleaded guilty to 15 offences against his wife going back to 2022.

  5. background

    Other defendants begin abusing same woman — Twelve other men are alleged to have begun sexually abusing the same woman from September 2018 onwards.

  6. background

    Husband begins abuse of wife — The man, aged in his 60s from Stockport, began drugging and raping his wife without her knowledge. This abuse would continue for more than 20 years.