British man admits to drugging, raping wife for 20 years in horrific campaign of abuse involving a dozen other men

A British sicko admitted to drugging and raping his wife in a “horrific” 20-year campaign of abuse allegedly involving more than a dozen other men in a revolting case evoking Gisèle Pelicot’s mass rape.The twisted husband, aged in his 60s, from Stockport, pleaded guilty to 45 charges — in addition to 15 other charges he previously copped to — for sexually abusing his wife for two decades, the Greater Manchester Police announced on Monday.The creep, who was not identified to protect his wife’s anonymity, was arrested last year amid a “very complex investigation” in which authorities charged more than a dozen other men for conspiring to abuse the victim, according to cops and the New York Times.The 12 other men, who are aged between 29 and 74, have all been charged for taking part in a conspiracy to abuse and rape her between 2023 and 2025, the Times reported.Nine of the co-conspirators have also been accused of raping and sexually assaulting the woman.A 13th man, Keith Fotheringham, of Dundee, Scotland, has already admitted to conspiring to rape and drug the woman without her consent, the outlet reported.The husband at the center of the case has been hit with a total of 60 counts, including seven counts of sexual assault, one count of administering a substance with intent, and one count of sharing intimate photos or film, alongside the slew of rape charges, the police said.The Crown Prosecution Service told the Times that it is not yet known when the man will be sentenced, and he may not know his fate until the other men go to trial.“Our focus remains on supporting the victim of this horrific campaign of abuse through what is a very complex investigation,” Rick Jackson, the assistant chief constable of the Greater Manchester Police, said in a statement.

“Specialist support continues to be provided to the victim at the center of this case,” Jackson continued.In 2024, Frenchwoman Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, was convicted...