A British man on Monday admitted repeatedly drugging and raping his wife at their home over more than two decades, just before his trial was about to begin.The man - from northern England who is in his 60s but cannot be named as it would identify his wife who is entitled to lifelong anonymity – pleaded guilty at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to 45 charges, having previously admitted 15 offences.The man has now admitted charges including 21 counts of rape, 15 counts of assault by penetration, 11 counts of sexual assault and one count of sharing intimate images without consent in a period between 2004 and 2025.He has also admitted an offence of administering a substance in order to stupefy his wife.
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British man admits drugging and raping wife over more than 2 decades
A British man in his 60s has admitted to repeatedly drugging and raping his wife at their home over more than two decades. The man, from northern England, pleaded guilty to 45 charges at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court just before his trial was set to commence.
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A British man in his 60s has admitted to repeatedly drugging and raping his wife at their home over more than two decades. The man, from northern England, pleaded guilty to 45 charges at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court just before his trial was set to commence. These charges include 21 counts of rape, 15 counts of assault by penetration, 11 counts of sexual assault, and one count of sharing intimate images without consent, all occurring between 2004 and 2025. He also admitted to administering a substance to stupefy his wife. The man cannot be named to protect his wife's lifelong anonymity.
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He also admitted to administering a substance to stupefy his wife.
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The admitted charges include 21 counts of rape, 15 of assault by penetration, and 11 of sexual assault.
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The man pleaded guilty to 45 charges at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
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A British man admitted repeatedly drugging and raping his wife over more than two decades.
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