Since Gisèle Pelicot, more global networks of drug-facilitated rape have been revealed – here’s what that tells us

Two years after Gisèle Pelicot's case exposed the extent of her husband's abuse, more global networks of drug-facilitated rape have come to light. According to The Conversation UK, CNN uncovered an online 'rape academy' where men teach one another how to drug and assault their incapacitated partners, and Britain's National Crime Agency reported a 'truly international network' of similar abuse in early July. In Germany, a sixty-eight-year-old man has been charged with drugging and raping fourteen women he met on dating platforms, while a thirty-two-year-old doctor was jailed for five years after sharing guidance in a chat group on how to rape sedated women. The piece argues these are not isolated cases but reflect patterns of gender inequality and male entitlement already present in society.

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