A dramatic and embarrassing rescue involving two fire engines and four police cars was underway this morning, after one man failed to realise his ‘rape-programmable sex robot’ intended to abduct and sexually assault him.

Lewis McNab was found naked and gagged in a cupboard of his Rochdale home, after officers overpowered a humanoid robot in the shape of a petite Asian woman.

It appears that Mr McNab was one of the first ever purchasers of the controversial high-tech sex toys from Japan, which have hit the headlines recently.

The robots are available in a number of different types, including models that look like children and others that allow users to simulate non-consensual sex.

Mr McNab told the Herald, “I’ve always wanted to rape a woman in a consequence-free environment, so I ordered one of them robots on the internet.”

“The website promised highly-realistic rape functions, including screaming and bruising. I thought that’d be brilliant, just what I was after. I didn’t realise it was me who’d be doing the screaming.”

Detective Sergeant Neilson of Greater Manchester Police confirmed, “Police responded to a call regarding a domestic dispute in the early hours of this morning, where a 54 year old white male was found in a state of undress.”

“Officers arrested an Asian female at the scene, who was later released without charge on the grounds of being a robot. We’re not really sure what to do with this one, if I’m honest.”

Mr McNab’s neighbour, who watched the scene from his doorstep but preferred not to be named, commented, “It serves him right, the dirty bastard. He’s always been a pervert.”