A husband who drugged and raped his wife has already pleaded guilty to offences spanning more than two decades, while nine other men go on trial accused of sex offences connected to the abuse. The case centers on alleged assaults carried out at the couple’s home in Stockport, with the husband described in court as living a “double life”.

Several outlets report that the husband cannot be named to protect the victim’s identity. The Guardian and BBC say he has pleaded guilty to multiple offences, and that the nine men are accused of helping fulfil alleged “barbaric fantasies”. The i and Manchester Evening News add that investigators found extensive material in the family home, including over a million photographs and videos cataloguing abuse.

Coverage also reflects the structure of the proceedings: the husband’s guilty plea is noted as setting the context for the separate trial of the nine men, some of whom deny the allegations, as reported by the Manchester Evening News. Different outlets emphasise different details—either the double-life framing, the scale of digital evidence, or the “LIVE” trial coverage approach—while describing the same core set of charges and location.