Overview
- The man in his sixties pleaded not guilty at Minshull Street Crown Court to counts including rape, assault by penetration, conspiracy to rape, administering a substance with intent, and sharing intimate images.
- Thirteen men in total are charged in the single-complainant case alleging the husband conspired with others to drug, rape and sexually assault his wife over about 20 years.
- A man in his fifties pleaded guilty to conspiracy counts and sexual assault by penetration, while six other defendants entered not guilty pleas and five are yet to plead.
- The court set a further hearing for next month and fixed the trial for September 2026.
- Reporting restrictions bar publication of the defendants’ names, and the court made mixed custody and bail decisions.