A former football club chief executive has pleaded guilty to offences relating to the drugging and raping of a woman by her husband and others.Karl Lindsay, 56, who resigned from non-league Taunton Town Football Club in Somerset before he was charged, has admitted the offences, which happened between 2015 and 2025.Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard Lindsay's offending related to the rape of the woman by her husband and others, and the administration of substances to stupefy her for the purpose of sexual acts.The woman's husband, who is in his 60s, has already admitted 62 offences against his wife, including rape.The woman at the centre of the case was in court with one of her relatives and watched Lindsay intently as he entered his guilty pleas.Three other men, Keith Fotheringham, 59, from Dundee, Scotland, Sean Peers, 38, from Stockport, and Graham Brougham, 74, from Northwich, have already admitted sexually abusing her at previous hearings.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App.
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