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Nine men go on trial in Manchester accused of abusing woman drugged by husband
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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).
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Nine men went on trial at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on Monday, accused of taking part in or helping the abuse of a woman whose husband drugged and sexually assaulted her. The husband, who cannot be named to protect his wife’s anonymity, has pleaded guilty to a series of offences against her. Prosecutors allege he filmed himself and other men abusing her while she was unconscious, and that the accused met him in online groups or on a swinging website. The Guardian reports that two of the nine are described as non-contact offenders accused of encouraging abuse online. The BBC reports that the nine defendants deny all charges.
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Nine men went on trial at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, accused of taking part in or helping the abuse of a woman drugged and sexually assaulted by her husband.
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- Left
- The Guardian, CNN
- Center
- BBC News
The husband has pleaded guilty to a series of offences against his wife, including rape, according to the prosecution.
Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
- Left
- The Guardian, CNN
- Center
- BBC News
Prosecutors allege the husband filmed himself and other men abusing his wife while she was unconscious.
Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
- Left
- CNN
- Center
- BBC News
Prosecutors allege the accused met the husband in online groups or on a swinging website after he shared images of abuse.
One outletCNN· Left
Two of the nine are described as non-contact offenders accused of encouraging abuse online, and seven as contact offenders accused of visiting the couple’s Stockport home.
One outletThe Guardian· Left
The nine defendants deny all charges against them.
One outletBBC News· Center
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Every side present reports that nine men went on trial in Manchester, accused of helping abuse a woman drugged by her husband, who has pleaded guilty. Left coverage stresses online recruitment and the men’s alleged roles; the center headline leads with the husband’s double life.
the left
2 outlets
Left headlines lead with the trial of nine men, framing the abuse as what they are accused of, and place the husband’s drugging and rape in the background.
Trial of nine men accused of abusing woman drugged and raped by husband begins
The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
1 outlet
The BBC headline states the husband’s crimes as fact, ‘drugged and raped wife’ and ‘double life’, rather than leading with the nine men’s trial.
Man who drugged and raped wife with strangers 'led double life'
BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines the right
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From the left
2 outletsLeads with
- nine men accused of abuse
- husband’s guilty pleas
- online recruitment of the accused
- victim’s anonymity
Leaves out
- jury warned it will see evidence that could cause upset and anger
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- CNNLeft
9 men go on trial in England accused of sexually assaulting woman drugged and raped by husband
Nine men accused of taking part in or helping to facilitate the abuse of a woman, whose husband drugged and sexually assaulting her for more than two decades, appeared in court Monday for the start of their trial in Manchester, England. …
- The GuardianLeft
Trial of nine men accused of abusing woman drugged and raped by husband begins
The husband, who cannot be named to protect his victim, has already pleaded guilty to a number of offences carried out at the couple’s Stockport home Nine men have gone on trial accused of being involved in the abuse of a woman who was drugged, raped and sexually assaulted by …
From the center
1 outletLeads with
- husband’s double life
- strangers involved in the abuse
- prosecution’s account of drugging
Leaves out
- online groups and swinging website as the route to the accused
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- BBC NewsCenter
Man who drugged and raped wife with strangers 'led double life'
Nine men are on trial accused of helping a Stockport man fulfil "barbaric fantasies" against his wife.
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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Left
5 min later
Its first report, Nov 2, 12:56 PM EST
Center
First to report
BBC News, Nov 2, 12:51 PM EST
Right
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- BBC NewsCenterNov 2, 12:51 PM EST
- The GuardianLeftNov 2, 12:56 PM EST
- CNNLeftNov 2, 2:09 PM EST
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