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  • Stockport Drug and Rape: More Guilty Pleas
    2026/10/08

    Join BBC Journalist, Mat Trewern and BBC Radio Manchester Presenter, Michelle Dignan, as they follow this major criminal trial. In this episode we hear about fresh guilty pleas from the husband and one other defendant. The husband, in this 60s from Stockport in Greater Manchester pleaded guilty to 15 charges in June this year, including raping his wife and sharing intimate images of her without her consent. He pleaded guilty to a further 45 charges in September and two more this week. He will not now be part of the trial. We are not reporting the husband's name to protect his wife’s legal right to lifetime anonymity 11 other men will face trial for a range of sexual offences against the same woman. Allegations they deny. One man, Keith Fotheringham, 59, from Dundee, Scotland pleaded guilty earlier this year to all the charges he faced and another man, Sean Peers, 38 from Stockport, has changed his plea, now pleading guilty to assault by penetration. They will be sentenced at a later date.

    Reporter: Mat Trewern Presenter: Michelle Dignan Producer: Darren Milby Executive Producer: Rebecca Parker Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin

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    6 分
  • Stockport Drug and Rape Trial: The Defence
    2026/10/02

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

    In this episode, whilst there is a gap in court proceedings, Mat and Michelle take a closer look at the role of a Defence barrister in a major criminal trial and speak to Barrister, Amelia Clegg.

    We will continue to follow the trial of 12 men who are accused of sexually abusing a woman. Her husband, a man in his sixties, pleaded guilty to sixty charges of drugging and raping his wife.

    The husband cannot be named to maintain his wife's anonymity.

    The twelve other men 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 12 defendants – who all deny the charges - will stand trial at the same time, at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. Reporter: Mat Trewern

    Presenter: Michelle Dignan Producer: Darren Milby Executive Producer: Rebecca Parker Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin

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    12 分
  • Stockport Drug and Rape Trial: The Prosecution
    2026/09/30

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

    In this episode, whilst there is a gap in court proceedings, Mat and Michelle take a closer look at the role of the Prosecution in a major criminal trial and speak to Ben Samples, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) West Midlands.

    We will continue to follow the trial of 12 men who are accused of sexually abusing a woman. Her husband, a man in his sixties, pleaded guilty to sixty charges of drugging and raping his wife.

    The husband cannot be named to maintain his wife's anonymity.

    The twelve other men 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 12 defendants – who all deny the charges - will stand trial at the same time, at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.

    Reporter: Mat Trewern Presenter: Michelle Dignan Producer: Darren Milby Executive Producer: Rebecca Parker Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin

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    9 分
  • Stockport Drug and Rape: 'Work to be done'
    2026/09/17

    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.

    Reporter: Mat Trewern Presenter: Michelle Dignan Producer: Darren Milby Executive Producer: Rebecca Parker Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin

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    4 分
  • Stockport Drug and Rape: The Husband
    2026/09/15

    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

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    7 分
  • Stockport Drug and Rape: The Defendants
    2026/09/08

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

    Ahead of the prosecution opening speech, Mat and Michelle speak to Barrister Kirsty Brimelow-KC, who is chair of the Bar Council about delays in getting prisoners to court.

    The trial will follow a husband from Stockport accused of drugging and raping his wife, and 12 other men alleged to have sexually abused the victim

    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.

    One man has already pleaded guilty to all charges he faced.

    Reporter: Mat Trewern Presenter: Michelle Dignan Producer: Darren Milby Executive Producer: Rebecca Parker Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin

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    11 分
  • Stockport Drug and Rape: The Jury
    2026/09/04

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

    In this episode, ahead of the prosecution opening speech, Mat and Michelle, speak to Dr Hannah Fawcett, a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University to find out what it’s like to be a member of a jury on a major criminal trial.

    The trial will follow a husband from Stockport accused of accused of drugging and raping his wife. 12 other men are alleged to have committed sexual offences against the same victim.

    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.

    One man has already pleaded guilty to all charges he faced.

    Reporter: Mat Trewern Presenter: Michelle Dignan Producer: Darren Milby Executive Producer: Rebecca Parker Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin

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    12 分
  • Stockport Drug and Rape: Trailer
    2026/09/01

    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

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    4 分