A former paramedic, a children’s football coach and a taxi driver are among 13 men due to stand trial accused of being part of a conspiracy to drug and sexually assault a woman while she was unconscious, having allegedly been sedated by her husband.
The alleged victim is entitled to lifetime anonymity. Her husband, from the Stockport area of Greater Manchester, can also not be identified in order to protect her anonymity.
He was first arrested in October 2025 and has now been charged with carrying out 48 offences, including 16 charges of rape. He has since pleaded guilty at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to 12 of those offences.
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Between 2004 and 2023, the alleged offences were carried out alone and were recorded on video footage, prosecutors say.
