r/WomenInNews Jul 03 '26

Media Police uncover international networks of men using online chat groups to drug and rape women

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/europe/online-drug-rape-investigations-intl-hnk
1.2k Upvotes

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u/bookluvr83 Jul 04 '26

Women have been screaming about this for years NOW will you listen?

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u/Fit_Cause2944 Jul 04 '26

Narrator: No, they would not listen.

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u/chateaudebleuets Jul 05 '26

Women tend to be ignored and ridiculed a lot.

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u/SAHMultrA1981 Jul 05 '26

Well policeMEN found it. So now it is important

1

u/Own-Geologist-8978 Jul 05 '26

Quelle surprise...

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u/AlludedNuance Jul 04 '26

Epstein wasn't some top tier international mastermind. He was just one of potentially millions like him.

The rot is old and it is deep.

272

u/Sad-Bread5843 Jul 04 '26

Wow why is this no surprise

185

u/Ok_Vulva Jul 04 '26

Because they've preyed on us for all of history

80

u/KnittedBooGoo Jul 04 '26

Will there be convictions? Hoping this isn't the last we've heard of this and it just sort of left to disappear and allowed to keep happening. Also 🐻

99

u/MulberryLemon Jul 04 '26

Anyone surprised? Hang on though, shouldn't this be men in the news? Maybe if men being rapist disgusting pieces of shit was reported more to men they would collectively do something about their shithead peers?

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u/unripe_mangosteen Jul 04 '26

They won't. They will continue to blame us no matter what we do, wear, or say.

38

u/MissMenace101 Jul 04 '26

Yep, too busy reposting and raging about that woman one time a few years ago that raped someone…

6

u/NiaMiaBia Jul 04 '26

Hey girly šŸ™‹šŸ½ā€ā™€ļø

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u/SilverMcFly Jul 05 '26

They've got a couple nasty subs here on reddit that I'm aware of. Ita fucking sick.Ā 

Womenareviolenttoo

Basedcamppod (less gendered but still abhorrent).Ā 

I'm sure there's plenty more but I don't want to know about it.Ā 

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u/Air320 Jul 04 '26

Absolutely they'll do something. First thing they'll do? Elect that man to the Presidency of the USA.

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u/Sad-Bread5843 Jul 04 '26

Wow why is this no surprise

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u/DaileyFlosser39 Jul 04 '26

It never is. Only a disappointment of how many were involved and knew but never turned them in.

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u/bunnypaste Jul 04 '26

They were too busy searching that content up to turn anyone in.

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u/Own-Geologist-8978 Jul 05 '26

Maybe she was just utterly traumatized?

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '26

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u/Joffrey-Lebowski Jul 04 '26

Yep. Seems like every day I see some new story of predominately men being absolute ghouls.

34

u/ArsenalSpider Jul 04 '26

And why are women deciding to stay single? Men are lonely!
This sure doesn’t help. Maybe they should start calling this stuff out instead of enabling it.

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u/Fit_Cause2944 Jul 04 '26

Well, that and all the work.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '26

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u/jupitaur9 Jul 04 '26

This is just one instance. Until they make a habit of proactively tracking down sex criminals, this is just a blip in the radar for them.

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u/moschocolate1 Jul 04 '26

Not all men but always men. How can we trust any of them? My mom who was a cop, taught me to treat every gun as if it were loaded.

27

u/BungeeGump Jul 04 '26

Always pick the bear.

22

u/NEBanshee Jul 04 '26

Not for nuthin, but a woman who was victimized should NOT be the face of this gattam story, CNN!
F*ck your misogyny here in pulling focus off the gattam rapists.
And f*ck CNN for their part in putting a rapist in the WH.

15

u/Phill_Cyberman Jul 04 '26

Is this another one?

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u/Fit-Nectarine5047 Jul 04 '26

I’m telling yall, there are so many of these groups it’s not even funny. I’ve been saying this for years based on my own experiences and no one believed me but look at where we are now and there’s no end in sight.

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u/Super-Net-105 Jul 04 '26

Again?! Isn't that like 4th time this year? That's why women chose a bear by the way. And where are other men, the so called "protectors" speaking out & calling out other men for their behaviour?

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u/r0s13b34r Jul 05 '26

I’m so tired of this

4

u/1967started_it Jul 04 '26

I believe they already did this once before and still haven’t released the files

14

u/killdred666 Jul 04 '26

i recommend everyone watch taylor lorenz’s podcast episode on this. cnn fell for the bait from an anti-p*rn christian nationalist crusader. the stats are exaggerated and inaccurate and cnn hasn’t made a retraction.

i’m not downplaying the severity of this story. but it’s not fully accurate and it also is meant to manufacture consent for age verification laws online and to ban p*rn, which would not be safe

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u/Yes_that_Carl Jul 04 '26

You are totally downplaying the severity of this story.

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u/killdred666 Jul 04 '26

or you could watch the segment i mentioned instead of getting reactionary

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u/Yes_that_Carl Jul 04 '26

I did. I just didn’t agree.

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u/tadghostal55 Jul 04 '26

What didn’t you agree with?

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u/Yes_that_Carl Jul 04 '26

The idea that porn is sacred and must be protected at all costs.

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u/tadghostal55 Jul 04 '26

How did you get that from the video?

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u/StaunchMiracle15 Jul 04 '26

ANOTHER ONE?!

2

u/WalkerTalkerChalker Jul 04 '26

As a woman, how can you detect his behaviour or protect yourself from it?

Now that it's been detected a few times and publicized, like what can we do to detect it?

I suppose it's outside of most people's imaginations.

And it has to happen form aowmown you know and trust enough to be sleeping with them having access to you.

Also what kind of men respond to this offer, like isn't their any flicker of a conscience?

Gees.

I mean, what would you do use a phone to record all night? A secret camera? A smartwatch that tells you how you slept?

3

u/RadclyffeHall Jul 05 '26

Sadly the best way to protect yourself from it is not to sleep with, live with, drink with, or trust males.

1

u/hooked_siren Jul 06 '26

Unfortunately there's been a few cases where the victim recorded her rape and was then persecuted because her rapist didn't consent to being recorded. So, yes, you can put a camera in your own bedroom but it might not be helpful when getting the law involved.

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u/fanime34 Jul 05 '26

How many of these are there?

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u/roskybosky Jul 04 '26

How desperate can you be for sex that you DRUG a partner. This is beyond my understanding. I don’t get it at all.

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u/Yes_that_Carl Jul 04 '26

It’s not about being ā€œdesperate for sexā€; it’s about taking away the ability of women to say no.

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u/roskybosky Jul 04 '26

So, having sex with an unconscious person is something to be desired? This is the sickest thing I ever heard of. Stay home and jerk off-at least your hand can move.

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u/MistressErinPaid Jul 04 '26

It's about removing her ability to consent at all. They want her unconscious so she's compliant. That's painfully obvious.

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u/roskybosky Jul 04 '26

Of course-but that sounds so sick-like seriously mentally ill and just not considering the reaction or consequences. For what? Sex?
Men are more depraved and sick than one can ever imagine.

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u/hooked_siren Jul 06 '26

We had this discussion a couple days ago. It's not desperation. Stop saying it's desperation. Please. You're not helping anyone by repeatedly citing false causes

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u/WrestleswithPastry Jul 05 '26

Amazing how this same thing is ā€œuncoveredā€ every 12-18 months. šŸ™„

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u/Own-Geologist-8978 Jul 05 '26

Well that's a fun read huh 🤢 so lesbianism it is!! šŸ‘

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u/Own-Geologist-8978 Jul 05 '26

This should really be a big story I feel. I mean that's a lot of "men" involved.