UK man admits to drugging, raping wife over two decades

A British man pleaded guilty to drugging and raping his wife over two decades at a court in northwest England on Monday, the latest such case of men sedating and abusing their partners.
nThe man in his 60s, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his wife, had previously pleaded guilty to other sexual offences against her.
nHe was due to stand trial alongside 12 co-defendants accused of conspiring to abuse the same woman, his wife, while she was unconscious.
nThe other men deny the charges, while a 13th man in the case earlier pleaded guilty to conspiring to drug and rape the victim.
nOn Monday, the husband admitted to 60 offences dating back to 2004, including administering a substance with intent to stupefy or overpower his wife.
nThe co-defendants, who are aged between 28 and 73 and include a paramedic and former football coach, are set to stand trial at the criminal court in Manchester in the coming weeks.
nIt is the latest in a string of UK criminal cases related to drug-facilitated sexual abuse (DFSA).
nGlobal awareness of the crime has grown following the high-profile conviction in France of Dominique Pelicot, who drugged and raped his then-wife Gisele for nearly a decade alongside strangers.
nIn a separate case last week, a London man pleaded guilty to encouraging other men in an online group chat to sexually abuse their unconscious partners and exchange images of the abuse.
nAnd later this week, a man is due to be sentenced in central England after pleading guilty in July to 32 sexual offences against his girlfriend while she was allegedly drugged or asleep.
nAFP
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