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Man pleads guilty to raping woman drugged by her husband
By Mantle News
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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly center (67%).
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A 74-year-old man, Graham Brougham, has pleaded guilty to raping a woman at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, according to reports from Sky News, BBC News and The Guardian. The reports say the woman’s husband, who cannot be named to protect her anonymity, has admitted more than 60 offences against her, and that he drugged her for over 20 years and invited other men to abuse her. BBC News reports that Brougham is one of 13 men charged with sexual offences against her. Sentencing will take place at a later date, and the judge told Brougham to expect a custodial sentence.
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A pensioner pleaded guilty to raping a woman at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
Reported byLeft1Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Left
- The Guardian
- Center
- Sky News, BBC News
The woman’s husband has admitted more than 60 offences against her, including rape.
Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
- Left
- The Guardian
- Center
- BBC News
Graham Brougham, 74, is one of 13 men charged with sexual offences against the woman.
One outletBBC News· Center
The judge said the sentence will be custody, and sentencing will take place at a later date.
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- Left
- The Guardian
- Center
- BBC News
Brougham had been on bail during the proceedings, and the judge granted bail again before sentencing.
One outletThe Guardian· Left
The husband cannot be named to protect his wife’s anonymity.
One outletThe Guardian· Left
How each side tells it
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Sky, BBC and The Guardian all report that a pensioner pleaded guilty to raping a woman whose husband drugged her. Sky and BBC use ‘admits’ and ‘another man’ framing, while the Guardian leads with the guilty plea and the husband’s invitations to assault her while unconscious.
the left
1 outlet
Leads with the guilty plea and the husband’s drugging and invitations to abuse, and describes the assaults as happening while the victim was unconscious.
Pensioner pleads guilty to raping woman drugged by husband
The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
2 outlets
Both outlets lead with the man admitting rape of a woman drugged by her husband, and the BBC frames the case as one of a series with ‘Another man’.
Man admits raping woman drugged by her husband for over 20 years
Sky NewsCenterAll center headlines the right
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From the left
1 outletLeads with
- guilty plea in court
- husband drugged her and invited other men
- victim unconscious during the assaults
- husband’s more than 60 offences
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- The GuardianLeft
Pensioner pleads guilty to raping woman drugged by husband
Graham Brougham, 74, was one of a number of men invited to sexually assault victim while she was unconscious A man from Cheshire has pleaded guilty to the rape of a woman whose husband drugged her and invited other men to sexually assault her while she was unconscious. …
From the center
2 outletsLeads with
- the man admitting rape
- the husband drugging his wife for over 20 years
- the sequence of men charged (BBC)
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- BBC NewsCenter
Another man admits raping woman drugged by husband over 20 years
The husband is accused of inviting 13 other men to abuse her at their family home in Stockport.
- Sky NewsCenter
Man admits raping woman drugged by her husband for over 20 years
A pensioner has admitted raping a woman who was drugged by her husband for more than 20 years.
From the right
0 outletsNo right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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Who reported it when
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Left
3 hr 37 min later
Its first report, Oct 15, 12:08 PM EDT
Center
First to report
Sky News, Oct 15, 8:31 AM EDT
Right
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
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- Sky NewsCenterOct 15, 8:31 AM EDT
- BBC NewsCenterOct 15, 10:07 AM EDT
- The GuardianLeftOct 15, 12:08 PM EDT
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