London, Sept 14, 2026 (AFP) - UK man admits to drugging, raping wife over two decades

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A British man pleaded guilty to drugging and raping his wife over two decades at a court in northwest England on Monday, the latest such case of men sedating and abusing their partners. The man in his 60s, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his wife, had previously pleaded guilty to other sexual offences against her. He was due to stand trial alongside 12 co-defendants accused of conspiring to abuse the same woman, his wife, while sh......

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