Rosie O'Donnell and Celebrity Traitors star lead cast for London play about Gisele Pelicot trial The play will be a one-off event with an all-star cast lined up to take to the stage The Independent UK · Oct 6
Rosie O’Donnell and Adjoa Andoh lead cast of The Pelicot Trial The play, created by Swiss director and playwright Milo Rau, will feature accounts from the Gisele Pelicot case. Evening Standard · Oct 6
Gisele Pelicot play based on 'harrowing' trial evidence to get London premiere The Pelicot Rape Trial will feature accounts from the trial, police files and psychiatric reports of the 51 men who were prosecuted Evening Standard · Sep 29
‘Jaw-dropping’ play based on Pelicot rape trial comes to London for one night Four-hour production featuring star-studded cast will be performed at London County Hall The Guardian - UK · Sep 29
Gisèle Pelicot's daughter launches awareness campaign on chemical submission An association founded by the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, who was drugged by her ex-husband and raped by him and dozens of other men, has launched an awareness campaign on chemical submission. Radio France Internationale · Sep 28
Man Allegedly Claimed Wife Had an 'Accident During Rough Sex' Before Texts Uncovered a 'Wider Rape Network' An Austrian man is accused of drugging his wife and allowing other men to rape her before her death, as prosecutors investigate a possible wider network of alleged abusers. International Business Times UK · Sep 11
Austria's 'Pelicot 2.0' Case Draws International Coverage as Rape Network Remains Unconfirmed Prosecutors in Wels say reports of a wider rape network remain unconfirmed after a woman died in Marchtrenk, while investigators examine alleged abuse, possible payments and additional suspects. International Business Times UK · Sep 10
'Pelicot 2.0' Horror as Woman Dies After Husband Allegedly Drugged Her and Paid Men To Rape Her Austrian police are investigating the death of a woman, revealing severe injuries and alleged prolonged sexual abuse orchestrated by her husband, drawing comparisons to a notorious French case. International Business Times UK · Sep 10
Since Gisèle Pelicot, more global networks of drug-facilitated rape have been revealed – here’s what that tells us When the world learned about the horrors inflicted upon Gisèle Pelicot by her husband and his fellow rapists in 2024, it was presented as a shocking anomaly. The Conversation · Jul 27
First Thing: $37.5bn cost of Iran war revealed as senator warns of ‘another forever war’ Defense secretary Pete Hegseth reveals costs so far as Trump administration seeks more funding The Guardian - UK · Jul 22
‘The bed you thought was safe, isn’t safe’: how Zoe Watts survived drug-facilitated rape – and fought back For years, her husband was adding sedatives to her evening cup of tea. Now, with fellow survivor Amanda Stanhope, she is lifting the lid on a hidden and diabolical crime The Guardian - UK · Jul 22
Berlin man charged with 22 counts of raping unconscious women and filming the assaults Assailant allegedly sedated victims using sleeping tablets and alcohol after meeting them online The Guardian - UK · Jul 15
German Telegram Rape Network Used 'Driving School' Code to Hide Horrific Crimes for Years A multi-year investigation has exposed a vast online predator network in Europe, leading to major court trials. The network used coded language to discuss assaults and shared illicit material. International Business Times UK · Jul 9
Telegram 'drug rape' network that shocked Germany! How secret codes were used to assault women German prosecutors have discovered disturbing Telegram groups where members discussed plans for sexual assaults and drugging. They cleverly disguised their actions using terms like 'cars' and 'fuel.' Years of posts revealed numerous attacks on incapacitated individuals, with several members already convicted. Ongoing investigations aim to uncover the full extent of… The Times of India · Jul 8
The Economic Times · Jul 8 Chinese men in Germany used Telegram groups to share rape videos and drugging tips: Prosecutors Prosecutors are investigating a Telegram network used by Chinese men for sexual assaults. These perpetrators referred to women as "cars" and rape as "driving" in their chats. Investigations have led to convictions and ongoing trials for several alleged members of this group. Similar cases of drug-facilitated sexual assaults are emerging…
The Independent UK · Jul 8 Chinese men in Germany used Telegram groups to share rape videos and drugging tips, prosecutors say A German investigation into an online predator network that thrived on the messaging app Telegram for years has led to the convictions of three alleged members of the group's inner circle and the ongoing trial of a fourth man in Berlin
International Business Times UK · Jul 3 Europol Uncovers Chat Groups Teaching Men How to Drug, R*pe Their Partners, and Share Videos of the Abuse Europol and the UK's NCA have uncovered organised online networks facilitating drug-facilitated sexual assaults, identifying over 150 victims and suspects, and resulting in 57 arrests across several countries.
Euronews · Jul 2 Eight arrested in probe into men drugging and raping partners, UK crime agency says As part of a separate operation into such offences, EU law enforcement agency Europol said the group of countries had identified 156 victims and perpetrators of drug-facilitated sexual assaults.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2 ‘Truly international’ network of drug-facilitated rape uncovered by UK crime agency NCA says offenders arrange to sexually assault and film victims via online networks with crimes often taking place in trusting relationships
The Independent UK · Jul 2 Eight victims of Gisele Pelicot-style sexual abuse identified in UK after international probe into abuse forums Some women have been abused in their own homes over many years without their knowledge, investigators say
Euronews · Jun 16 Swedish court imprisons man convicted of pressuring his wife to sell sexual services Prosecutor Ida Annerstedt told the AFP news agency at the start of the trial in April that the woman had "a serious fear" of her husband.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 12 Man linked to Dominique Pelicot on trial accused of drugging and raping partner A man with ties to convicted French mass rapist Dominique Pelicot is on trial in Lyon, accused of drugging and raping his partner while filming the assaults and streaming them online.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 11 French man on trial accused of raping partner after contact with Dominique Pelicot Man accused of sedating and filming abuse of partner had contact with Pelicot, who was jailed for drugging wife and inviting men to rape her
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7 Milo Rau turned tribunals into theatre. Now his own moral judgment is on trial The Swiss director has staged court cases against Pussy Riot, mining companies in Congo and Gisèle Pelicot’s abusers. But after his invitation to tech billionaire Peter Thiel caused a scandal in Vienna, is Rau’s method eating itself?
Bored Panda · Jun 6 5 Disturbing Cases That Left Victims Trapped In Real-Life Horror: “I Stopped Counting At 487 Men” Here are five disturbing crimes that left victims trapped in real-life horror.