A man accused of drugging and sexually abusing his wife while she was unconscious is on trial in England alongside 12 other men allegedly linked to the abuse.
The guilty pleas include five counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, six counts of assault by penetration and one charge relating to the sharing of intimate photographs or film, according to Greater Manchester Police.
Because doing so could reveal the identity of his wife, who is the alleged victim, the accused husband, who is in his 60s and from Stockport in northwest England, cannot be publicly identified under British law. Prosecutors told CBS News that the men due to stand trial are aged between 28 and 73. The 12 other defendants are accused of offences ranging from sexually abusing the woman themselves to helping make the alleged assaults possible by helping drug the alleged victim.
British police had previously said in June that the man was accused of conspiring with other men to drug and rape his wife while she was unconscious. Those guilty pleas include five counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, six counts of assault by penetration and one charge relating to the sharing of intimate photographs or film, according to Greater Manchester Police.
