A woman in the UK has publicly described the terrifying moment she discovered that her husband had been drugging her so strangers could rape her.
Laura Bishop identified herself for the first time in an interview with ITV News, recounting a case that bears disturbing similarities to that of Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old French woman whose husband invited men to rape her while she was unconscious.
Bishop said her husband, Daniel Bishop, livestreamed at least eight assaults involving seven different men. She has also criticized police for failing to bring the alleged attackers to justice.
She first discovered what was happening in 2021, after her husband suggested they have a drink at their home in Bristol, England. She later woke up naked as a stranger assaulted her.
“He poured me a gin and tonic. I couldn’t see what he was doing. I never thought I’d need to watch what he did with my drink. I don’t remember finishing it,” Bishop told ITV News.
“I woke up on the bed. Completely undressed. Naked. And being raped by a stranger,” she said.
“I immediately looked to the right, and Dan was stood there; my husband stood there in the doorway,” she recalled.
“The first thing I thought was, ‘I’m going to be strangled and murdered.’ But I started moving myself very quickly back up the bed, and the man got up and ran off,” she said.
Bishop reported the attack to police, who arrested her husband.
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Daniel Bishop pleaded guilty in 2022 to three counts of rape, three attempted rapes, sexual assault and administering a noxious substance, according to ITV.
He was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison, followed by an additional eight years on supervised release.
Laura later secretly recorded a conversation with her husband while he was in prison. During it, he told her that seven men had raped her, she said.
“The last one came twice. So it was eight separate occasions, with seven different men,” she explained. It remains unclear how many other people watched the assaults online.
None of the other men involved has yet been prosecuted, Bishop said, adding that this was one reason she decided to speak publicly.
“The most important thing is outing these men and putting names to faces. This is my opportunity for my voice to be heard,” she said. “I want justice. That’s what I feel I deserve.”
Avon and Somerset Police told ITV News that it was “sorry Laura feels let down by aspects of the overall investigation.”
“One man has received a significant prison sentence for the crimes he committed against her, but a thorough investigation continues, led by specially trained detectives,” the force said.
