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Man who drugged and raped wife found many men ‘whose fantasy is an unconscious woman’, court told
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Nine men stand trial in Manchester accused of participating in abuse at couple’s home in Stockport, or encouraging it online The Stockport man who drugged, raped and sexually assaulted his wife personally found a large number of the “many, many men whose fantasy is an unconscious
Nine men stand trial in Manchester accused of participating in abuse at couple’s home in Stockport, or encouraging it online The Stockport man who drugged, raped and sexually assaulted his wife personally found a large number of the “many, many men whose fantasy is an unconscious and unresponsive woman”, a court has heard. Nine men are on trial at Manchester Minshull Street crown court, accused of either participating in the abuse, which took place at the couple’s home, or encouraging it online. Continue reading...
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