Third man admits assaulting UK woman drugged and raped by husband

Sean Peers, 38, pleaded guilty at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to assault by penetration against a woman who was drugged and raped by her husband over two decades, joining the husband and a second man, Keith Fotheringham, in admitting guilt. The husband has now pleaded guilty to 62 offenses total, including rape and administering a substance with intent, and is accused of inviting 13 other men to abuse his wife at their Stockport home.

Eleven more defendants, including a paramedic, a former youth soccer coach and a former soccer club chief executive, face trial beginning October 19 on charges spanning rape, attempted rape and conspiracy offenses between 2018 and 2025; all have publicly denied the charges. The case has drawn comparisons to France's Gisèle Pelicot prosecution, though UK law bars naming the victim or her husband, since identifying him would identify her.

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