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UK exposes global online network enabling drugged sexual assaults

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Source: BBC
UK exposes global online network enabling drugged sexual assaults
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UK's National Crime Agency says it uncovered a truly international network of men drugging and raping women, identifying about 270 people linked to a single online forum; eight arrests in the UK, 14 investigations, and eight victims helped, as cross-border cooperation with agencies in Brazil, Canada, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Spain and the US identified 150+ more offenders/victims and four new online communities.

Topics:worldcrime#crime#drug-facilitated-sexual-assault#international-crime-network#national-crime-agency#online-forums#victims-support
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  1. At least eight arrests linked to forums that encourage drugging and raping women  BBC
  2. ‘Truly international’ network of drug-facilitated rape uncovered by UK crime agency  The Guardian
  3. Police uncover international networks of men using online chat groups to drug and rape women  CNN
  4. ‘Global network’ of men drugging and assaulting women uncovered  The Times
  5. Police identify 156 in drug-facilitated sexual assault cases  DW.com

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