Sonia Browne, 42, was said to have abused one victim while her boyfriend, Robert Nyack, 47, watched.

The trial at Manchester Crown Court, heard on Monday that the pair invited victims for "fun" in "threesomes."

Ms Browne, of Woodhead Street, Moss Side, and Mr Nyack of Coburg Street, Victoria in London, deny kidnap, false imprisonment and indecent assault.

'Threesome' claim

Ms Rachel Smith, prosecuting, said one victim had been picked up by a man shouting "taxi darling", when she was drunk after leaving a Manchester nightclub.

The next thing she remembered was waking up with Ms Browne molesting her on a bed.

The woman begged not to be raped and Mr Nyack allegedly shouted at her: "You agreed to a threesome."

The woman was eventually allowed to leave and phoned a friend, describing her ordeal.

Another victim was pushed into a car as she waited for friends outside a pub in Stockwell, south London, following an approach by Ms Browne

Ms Smith said Nyack again asked if she "wanted a threesome" but the woman managed to unlock the car door and get away.

The court was told police raided Ms Browne's home after complaints from a number of women and found paperwork referring to a couple searching for sexual partners.