A CNN investigation uncovered a "dark and disturbing brotherhood" where men openly discuss how to drug and rape women. Photograph: Christophe Simon / AFP via Getty ImagesIn 2024, the mass-rape trial of Dominique Pelicot and 50 other french men, shocked the world. “The Giselle Pelicot case is just the tip of the iceberg,” says Vandoorne, who alongside Kennedy, spent months infiltrating websites and invite-only chatrooms where these kinds of crimes are discussed openly. They are swapping tips on how to drug and rape women,” Vandoorne tells podcast presenter Róisín Ingle. But she explains, it’s not just advice that is shared in the group; men are also profiting from the abuse.

Source: The Irish Times March 27, 2026 19:04 UTC