LONDON: A UK man accused of raping a woman whose husband invited strangers to have sex with her told a court Wednesday he heard her snoring but thought she was "roleplaying."

Richard Wilkins, 62, has pleaded not guilty to rape and assault by penetration in 2016, when he responded to a Craigslist ad by Philip Young to have sex with his then-wife Joanne, who has waived her right to anonymity.

Wilkins and three other men are standing trial at a court in southern England accused of various sexual offences committed jointly with the husband against Joanne Young.

Young has admitted multiple counts of drugging and raping her over 13 years.