Nine men go on trial for raping woman drugged by her husband

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 2 Nov, 16:39 · Archive

Nine men are on trial for allegedly raping a woman who was drugged unconscious by her husband at their Manchester home.

Nine men have gone on trial at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester for allegedly raping a woman who was drugged unconscious by her husband.

The woman's ordeal began over two decades ago, the court was told. Her husband, a man in his 60s, initially perpetrated the abuse himself before sharing imagery online with other men. From 2023, he began inviting other men to their home whilst his wife lay unconscious, when he allegedly filmed himself and them raping and sexually abusing her. Footage would be posted within minutes, sometimes even while abuse was ongoing. The husband pleaded guilty in September to multiple sexual offences including rape and administering a substance with intent. Prosecutors told the court there were over one million photographs and videos cataloguing the abuse.

On trial are Jonathan Kirk, 43, a senior paramedic; Robert Stewart, 70, a retired DJ; Mohammed Sabir, 28, a recruitment agency worker; Alan Keelan, 42, a youth football coach; Jordan Wallace, 31, a dog walker; Philip Wild, 59, a taxi driver; Richard Townsend, 38, a metal worker; David Graves, 60, a sales rep; and Daniel Rayner, 42, a self-employed mechanic. All deny sexual offences. Prosecutors allege the group conspired over the years to rape and sexually assault the woman and administer substances to her.

How it is being reported

• The nine men accused of sex offences against woman drugged and raped by her husbandOver one million photographs and videos were found cataloguing abuse against the woman by her husband and other men in her family home, a court heard todayThe i Paper · 2 Nov, 18:17
• Trial of nine men accused of abusing woman drugged and raped by husband beginsThe husband, who cannot be named to protect his victim, has already pleaded guilty to a number of offences carried out at the couple’s Stockport home Nine men have gone on trial accused of being involved in the abuse of a woman who was drugged, raped and sexually assaulted by her husband while he “lived a double life masked in respectability”. The husband, who cannot be named in order to protect the anonymity of his victim, has already pleaded guilty to a number of offences against his wife spanning more than two decades. Continue reading...The Guardian · 2 Nov, 17:56
• Man who drugged his wife and allegedly allowed strangers to rape her had over 'one million photographs and videos of the abuse,’ court toldA man who drugged his wife and allegedly allowed strangers to rape her had over one million photographs and videos of the alleged abuse, a court has heard. The man, in his 60s, pleaded guilty in September to multiple sexual offences against his wife, including rape and administering a substance with intent. Details of the photographs and videos emerged as Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester tries nine men accused of sexual offences against the victim. The nine men deny all offences. “There were over a million photographs and videos cataloguing not only his abuse of his wife but abuse…GB News · 2 Nov, 16:26
• Nine men 'indulged barbaric fantasies' through 'use and abuse' of wife who was drugged unconscious and raped in her own bed, trial hearsNine men who 'derived sexual gratification and enjoyment' from the 'use and abuse' of a woman who had been drugged unconscious went on trial today.Daily Mail · 2 Nov, 16:11

In this story: Manchester · Minshull Street Crown Court · Jonathan Kirk · Robert Stewart · Mohammed Sabir · Alan Keelan · Jordan Wallace · Philip Wild

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