Nine men have gone on trial accused of being involved in the abuse of a woman who was drugged, raped and sexually assaulted by her husband while he “lived a double life masked in respectability”.

The husband, who cannot be named in order to protect the anonymity of his victim, has already pleaded guilty to a number of offences against his wife spanning more than two decades.

The offences involving the nine men on trial, who the prosecution say “were [also] leading double lives”, are alleged to have taken place between 2015 and the husband’s arrest in 2025.

Two of the men, Daniel Rayner, 42, from Whitstable in Kent and David Graves, 59, from Ilkeston in Derbyshire, were described in court as “non-contact offenders”, who are alleged to have encouraged the abuse online.

The other seven were described as “contact offenders”, who are alleged to have visited the couple’s home in Stockport, Greater Manchester, and participated in the abuse of the victim.

They are Philip Wild, 58, from Stockport; Jordan…