Ex-football club boss admits offences in rape case

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 17:11 · Archive

A former football club chief executive has admitted involvement in drugging a woman who was raped by her husband.

Karl Lindsay, 56, a father of five who worked his way up from kit manager to chief executive at Taunton Town Football Club in Somerset, pleaded guilty during a hearing at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. He admitted involvement in sending sedatives to a husband who drugged and raped his wife, along with two other serious sexual offences.

The offences covered a period between January 2015 and October 2025. Judge Maurice Greene remanded Lindsay, who had been married for 34 years, in custody.

The woman's husband, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, previously admitted 62 offences against his wife spanning more than 20 years, including multiple counts of rape and administering a noxious substance. He cannot be named to protect his wife's anonymity. Three additional men have already pleaded guilty to offences against the woman, while nine further men are due to stand trial from Monday at the same court. The accused include an ambulance paramedic, a former nightclub DJ, a children's football coach and a taxi driver.

How it is being reported

• Ex-football club chief executive admits being involved in sending sedatives to husband who drugged and raped wifeA former football club chief executive has today admitted involvement in sending sedatives to a husband who drugged and raped his wife.Daily Mail · 30 Oct, 16:02
• Ex-football club boss admits offences linked to rape of womanThe former chief executive of a non-league football club has admitted offences linked to the rape of a woman who was drugged by her husband.Sky News · 30 Oct, 15:28

In this story: Karl Lindsay · Taunton Town Football Club · Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court · Somerset · Stockport · Greater Manchester

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