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Ex-football chief admits offences linked to woman's drugging and rape by husband

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Karl Lindsay stepped down from his role at non-league Somerset side Taunton Town Football Club prior to facing formal charges in court. He admitted to offences linked to the victim's rape and drugging, with the woman and a relative present in court to witness his plea. The broader case includes the victim's husband, who earlier admitted to dozens of crimes against her, alongside three other men who entered guilty pleas.

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Karl Lindsay stepped down from Taunton Town Football Club before being charged with offen…: Karl Lindsay stepped down from Taunton Town Football Club before being charged with offences involving drugging and rape.
Three other men from Dundee, Stockport, and Northwich have admitted to sexually abusing t…: Three other men from Dundee, Stockport, and Northwich have admitted to sexually abusing the same victim.
The victim attended the court hearing alongside a relative to watch Lindsay enter his for…: The victim attended the court hearing alongside a relative to watch Lindsay enter his formal guilty pleas.

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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.

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Karl Lindsay stepped down from Taunton Town Football Club before being charged with offen…: Karl Lindsay stepped down from Taunton Town Football Club before being charged with offences involving drugging and rape.
Three other men from Dundee, Stockport, and Northwich have admitted to sexually abusing t…: Three other men from Dundee, Stockport, and Northwich have admitted to sexually abusing the same victim.
The victim attended the court hearing alongside a relative to watch Lindsay enter his for…: The victim attended the court hearing alongside a relative to watch Lindsay enter his formal guilty pleas.

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Karl Lindsay stepped down from Taunton Town Football Club before being charged with offen…: Karl Lindsay stepped down from Taunton Town Football Club before being charged with offences involving drugging and rape.
Three other men from Dundee, Stockport, and Northwich have admitted to sexually abusing t…: Three other men from Dundee, Stockport, and Northwich have admitted to sexually abusing the same victim.
The victim attended the court hearing alongside a relative to watch Lindsay enter his for…: The victim attended the court hearing alongside a relative to watch Lindsay enter his formal guilty pleas.

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