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In Court

Stockport Drug and Rape: The Husband

15 September 2026

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An update on the trial of a husband from Stockport accused of drugging and raping his wife, and 12 other men alleged to have committed sexual offences against the same victim.

The husband, in his 60s from Stockport in Greater Manchester pleaded guilty to 15 charges earlier this year, including raping his wife and sharing intimate images of her without her consent. The husband has since pleaded guilty to a further 45 charges. There are also 12 other men who will face trial for a range of sexual offences against the same woman. Allegations they deny.

One man, Keith Fotheringham, 59, from Dundee, Scotland, has already pleaded guilty to all charges he faced. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Join BBC Journalist, Mat Trewern and BBC Radio Manchester Presenter, Michelle Dignan, as they follow this major criminal trial

Reporter: Mat Trewern

Presenter: Michelle Dignan

Producer: Darren Milby

Executive Producer: Rebecca Parker

Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin