Pensioner pleads guilty to raping woman drugged by husband

Graham Brougham, 74, has pleaded guilty to raping a woman whose husband drugged and abused her for over 20 years.

• Graham Brougham pleaded guilty to rape at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on Thursday as the victim watched from the public gallery.
• The woman's husband, who cannot be named, has admitted 62 offences against his wife, including rape, and will be sentenced at a later date.
• Judge Greene granted Brougham bail but said he should be under no illusion his sentence would be custody and a long time in custody.
• Two other men have pleaded guilty at earlier hearings, while ten men deny charges and face trial, delayed for legal reasons to early November.