In Court - Stockport Drug and Rape: Trailer
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Follow the trial of a husband from Stockport accused of drugging and raping his wife, and 12 other men alleged to have sexually abused the victim
The husband, who is in his sixties, has pleaded guilty to 15 charges, including rape but is set to stand trial on 33 other charges - he cannot be named to maintain his wife's anonymity.
Twelve other men will stand trial at the same time. They are alleged to have committed sexual offences against the same victim
One man, Keith Fotheringham, 59, from Dundee, Scotland, has already pleaded guilty to all charges he faced.
The husband and the 12 other co-defendants – who all deny the charges - will stand trial at the same time, at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
Join BBC Journalist, Mat Trewern and BBC Radio Manchester Presenter, Michelle Dignan, as they follow this major criminal trial from day one.
Reporter: Mat Trewern
Presenter: Michelle Dignan
Producer: Darren Milby
Executive Producer: Rebecca Parker
Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin
Published on Tuesday, 1st September 2026.
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