UK Woman Waives Anonymity: Husband Who Drugged Her for Strangers to Rape Jailed 14 Years 8 Months; Seven Men Still Not Brought to Justice
In the ITV documentary "Laura's Story: The Stranger in My Bed," aired on November 12, British woman Laura Bishop waived her right to anonymity as a rape victim to tell her story publicly: in 2021 she woke at her home in Bristol to find a stranger raping her while her husband, Daniel Bishop, stood in the doorway livestreaming the attack on his phone.
Daniel Bishop, now 48, pleaded guilty in 2022 to three rapes, three attempted rapes, one sexual assault and administering a noxious substance. He had bought the drug GHB from a Dutch website to drug his wife and recruited strangers through swinging websites. He was jailed for 14 years and 8 months, with a further 8 years of extended supervision.
Laura secretly recorded prison phone calls with her husband. As reported by ITV, he admitted in those calls that seven men in total were involved on eight occasions, with the last man coming twice; none of the seven has been brought to justice. Laura believes police missed opportunities to gather evidence. Avon and Somerset Police say a thorough investigation is continuing under specially trained detectives. Laura says she came forward under her own name to encourage other victims to speak out and to press for the seven men to be traced.
(Source: ITV News)
Source: ITV News
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Photo: 图：英国布里斯托尔小街（Small Street）的法院大楼。照片：RedSquirrel 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The court buildings on Small Street in Bristol, England. Photo by RedSquirrel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
