{"id":7703,"date":"2026-07-03T08:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T08:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/eight-arrested-over-links-to-gisele-pelicot-forum-for-drugging-and-raping-women\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T08:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T08:02:07","slug":"eight-arrested-over-links-to-gisele-pelicot-forum-for-drugging-and-raping-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/eight-arrested-over-links-to-gisele-pelicot-forum-for-drugging-and-raping-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight arrested over links to &#8216;Gisele Pelicot&#8217; forum for drugging and raping women"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_3cfffa\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">At least eight people have been arrested in the UK as part of an international probe into online networks where men encourage each other to drug and rape women, the National Crime Agency said<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37228762\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37228762.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_nca-officers.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37228762.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_nca-officers.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37228762.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_nca-officers.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37228762.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_nca-officers.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Organised drug-facilitated sexual assault is enabled and facilitated through online networks, the National Crime Agency said\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Organised drug-facilitated sexual assault is enabled and facilitated through online networks, the National Crime Agency said<cite aria-label=\"Image: NCA\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NCA)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">At least eight people have been arrested in the UK as part of an international probe into online networks where men encourage each other to drug and rape women, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The arrests form part of 14 separate investigations carried out by the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/politics\/crime-social-media-children-online-37228169\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">NCA<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/police\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">police<\/a> forces across the UK. Eight victims are currently being supported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Drug-facilitated sexual assault involves the deliberate removal of a person&#8217;s capacity to consent using alcohol and drugs in order to commit sexual offences against them. The rape or sexual assault is often carried out by someone the victim knows and trusts, with images or videos of the abuse then shared online, the NCA said.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36855067\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36855067\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36855067.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_FILES-FRANCE-US-JUSTICE-TRIAL-ASSAULT-WOMEN-MEDIA.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36855067.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_FILES-FRANCE-US-JUSTICE-TRIAL-ASSAULT-WOMEN-MEDIA.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36855067.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_FILES-FRANCE-US-JUSTICE-TRIAL-ASSAULT-WOMEN-MEDIA.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36855067.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_FILES-FRANCE-US-JUSTICE-TRIAL-ASSAULT-WOMEN-MEDIA.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The crimes echo the case of Gisele Pelicot in France\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The crimes echo the case of Gisele Pelicot in France<cite aria-label=\"Image: AFP via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Investigators say the offending is overwhelmingly committed by men against women and often takes place within long-term intimate relationships, with some abuse spanning decades. Victims &#8220;can be of any age, social background or ability and often have no idea that anything has happened to them&#8221;, the agency said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One of the most high-profile examples is the case of <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/gisele-pelicot-overwhelmed-support-queen-36721848\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Gisele Pelicot in France.<\/a> Her former husband was jailed for 20 years after repeatedly drugging her and inviting dozens of other men to rape her in their home over almost a decade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The abuse we\u2019re discussing is some of the most horrifying I have seen in my career,&#8221; said Siobhan Blake, national Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) lead for rape and serious sexual offences. &#8220;Victims are being subject to horrendous sexual offending in their own homes in an ultimate breach of trust.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_546fb7\">Drug-facilitated sexual assault is &#8216;increasingly organised&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Since October 2025, the NCA says it has identified more than 270 people linked to one online forum and its successor sites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Intelligence gathered by the NCA in relation to these websites has been shared with law enforcement agencies overseas and law enforcement partners in the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">NCA deputy director Nigel Leary said drug-facilitated sexual assault is &#8220;no longer isolated behaviour, but increasingly organised, conducted via coordinated networks and enabled by digital platforms&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He warned: &#8220;We and our law enforcement partners are clear in our message to anyone involved in this horrendous offending: if you drug, rape, facilitate rape, abuse, record abuse or coordinate these crimes online, we will identify you and your networks and bring you to justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_546fb7\">National crackdown focuses on intelligence sharing<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The NCA announced on Thursday a coordinated national law enforcement response aimed at improving intelligence sharing to tackle organised drug-facilitated sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The NCA, the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection, police forces and the CPS are working alongside health services, Sexual Assault Referral Centres and specialist organisations to identify offenders, safeguard victims and disrupt networks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Deputy Assistant Commissioner Helen Millichap, director of the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection, said victims may not realise what has happened to them until police contact them or evidence emerges, which can be &#8220;extremely confusing&#8221; and &#8220;difficult to process&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;If something doesn\u2019t feel right, you do not need proof or a clear memory to seek help. Police and support services will make sure you are listened to, taken seriously and given the care you need,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ms Blake, from the CPS, added: &#8220;This offending thrives in secrecy online and behind closed doors. It is the job of the criminal justice system to bring it out into the open to deliver for victims and survivors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_546fb7\">International operation to target online abuse networks<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The NCA has been leading international collaboration with partners across Europe through Project Medusa, a Europol-supported initiative launched in April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Last week, investigators from Brazil, Canada, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Spain, the US and Europol met at the NCA\u2019s headquarters in London to share information on suspected offenders, victims and online groups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The operation led to more than 150 offenders and victims being identified, more than 270 new international investigations being launched and four new online communities being uncovered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;But the reality is that we do not yet know the true scale of this type of offending as it\u2019s almost certainly underreported,&#8221; the NCA said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/eight-arrested-gisele-pelicot-forum-37381257\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least eight people have been arrested in the UK as part of an international<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1_nca-officers.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}