SCOUT· 69%1h 09m·2026-09-01·Arts CulturePart One: The Websites Behind An International Rapist Network
There exists online a community of websites and users who encourage, pay and teach each other in how to drug and sexually abuse women. Robert explores the case of one particular website, Coco, in France, along with in one specific offender, Dominique Pelicot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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