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'I was drugged and raped by my husband for years'

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Kate (not her real name) was drugged and raped by her husband for years .

He told her that if she went to the police his life would be over, so she didn't.

The case went to court in 2022 , five years after her husband confessed to her.

He was found guilty of rape, sexual assault by penetration and administering a substance.

The government is creating a new, "modern" offence of "administering a harmful substance, including by spiking" Under the Crime and Policing Bill , perpetrators will face up to 10 years in jail.

The Home Office is developing software to identify spiking incidents as part of another crime.

The Scottish government says it has no plans to create a specific offence.

VR Score

61

Informative language

53

Neutral language

75

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

36

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

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Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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